explosively

C1
US /ˌɛkˈsploʊsɪvli/
adv Freq #76134

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    suddenly and rapidly

    the population in Central America is growing explosively

  2. 2
    adv

    in an explosive manner

    the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable

  3. 3
    adv

    In an explosive manner.

    An unaspected planet bides its time and then emerges, often explosively and seemingly out of character. These potent loners are a hidden influence within the chart.

Etymology

From explosive + -ly.

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