explosively
(adverb) suddenly and rapidly; “the population in Central America is growing explosively”
explosively
(adverb) in an explosive manner; “the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
explosively (comparative more explosively, superlative most explosively)
In an explosive manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*plo"sive*ly, adv.
Definition: In an explosive manner.
Ex*plo"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. explosif.]
Definition: Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
Ex*plo"sive, n.
1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.
2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice.
Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, sq. root 155-7, 184.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
