Main Entry: ¹ex·plo·sive

Pronunciation: \ik-ˈsplō-siv, -ziv\

Function: adjective

Date: 1667

1 a : relating to, characterized by, or operated by explosion <an explosive hatch> b : resulting from or as if from an explosion <explosive population growth>
2 a : tending to explode <an explosive person> b : likely to erupt in or produce hostile reaction or violence <an explosive ghetto situation>

— ex·plo·sive·ly adverb

— ex·plo·sive·ness noun