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explosively

explosively adverb: in an explosive manner.

Adverb

explosively (comparative more explosively, superlative most explosively)

  1. 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.2018, Judy Hall, The Astrology Bible

Forms of explosively

comparativemore explosively
superlativemost explosively

Origin of explosively

From explosive + -ly.

Words formed from explosively

Phrases with explosively

Questions about explosively

What does explosively mean?
Explosively means in an explosive manner.
What part of speech is explosively?
Explosively is an adverb.

Words near explosively in the dictionary

  1. explosive gelatin
  2. explosive gelatine
  3. explosive lens
  4. explosive lenses
  5. explosive sadism
  6. explosively
  7. explosively formed penetrator
  8. explosively formed penetrators
  9. explosiveness
  10. explosivenesses
  11. explosives

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