EXPLOSIVE


Meaning of EXPLOSIVE in English

■ adjective

1》 able or likely to explode.

2》 likely to cause an outburst of anger or controversy.

3》 (of an increase) sudden and dramatic.

4》 (of a vocal sound) produced with a sharp release of air.

■ noun a substance which can be made to explode.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.