adv
Meaning 1
In an explosive manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
explosively
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adverb
Meaning 2
suddenly and rapidly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the population in Central America is growing explosively
Meaning relationships
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adverb
Meaning 3
in an explosive manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English explosive Middle English -ly English -ly English explosively From explosive + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: eksplode — in an explosive manner
- Finnish: räjähtävästi — in an explosive manner
- Finnish: räjähdysmäisesti — in an explosive manner
- French: explosivement — in an explosive manner
- Galician: explosivamente — in an explosive manner
- Italian: esplosivamente — in an explosive manner
- Polish: wybuchowo — in an explosive manner
- Portuguese: explosivamente — in an explosive manner
- Spanish: explosivamente — in an explosive manner