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explosive 1, adjective (oh)



able or likely to explode
::Because the gas is highly explosive , it needs to be kept in high-pressure containers.
::A small explosive device (=bomb) was set off outside the UN headquarters today.
[usually before noun] relating to or like an explosion
::the explosive force of volcanoes
likely to become violent or to cause feelings of violence
::He's good at defusing potentially explosive situations.
::the explosive issue of uncontrolled immigration
showing sudden strong or angry emotion
::Both men suddenly spoke in the same explosive tone of voice.
[usually before noun] increasing suddenly or quickly in amount or number
::the explosive growth of microcomputers
an explosive sound is sudden and loud
-- explosively adv
-- explosiveness n [U]