Explosively
[ɪk'splosɪvli]
Definition
(adv.) suddenly and rapidly; 'the population in Central America is growing explosively'.
(adv.) in an explosive manner; 'the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable'.
Typed by Ellie--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In an explosive manner.
Checker: Wayne
Examples
- It is dangerous, explosively dangerous, to thwart them for any length of time. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- What it would fear is a hard-shell resistance to change which brings it about explosively. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Those substances, when combined, inflame explosively in contact with sulphuric acid. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- He made no answer for a moment; then he said explosively: Your husband's secretary came to see me the day after we met in Boston. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Checker: Wayne