- of, causing, or having the nature of, an explosion
- tending to explode; esp., tending to burst forth noisily
- likely to explode, as in violence: an explosive situation
- Phonet. plosive
- a substance that can explode, as gunpowder
- Phonet. plosive
explosive
ex·plo·siveWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"explosive." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/explosive>.
APA Style
explosive. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/explosive
explosive
adjective
- Relating to or having the nature of an explosion.
- Tending to explode.
noun
- A substance, especially a prepared chemical, that explodes or causes explosion.
- Linguistics A plosive.
Related Forms:
- ex·plo′sive·ly
adverb
- ex·plo′sive·ness
noun
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"explosive." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/explosive>.
APA Style
explosive. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/explosive
Noun
(plural explosives)
- Explosive substance.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"explosive." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/explosive>.
APA Style
explosive. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/explosive
