volcanic

¹vol·ca·nic

adj \väl-ˈka-nik, vȯl- also -ˈkā-\

Definition of VOLCANIC

1

a : of, relating to, or produced by a volcano b : characterized by volcanoes <a volcanic range> c : made of materials from volcanoes

2

: explosively violent : volatile <volcanic emotions>

— vol·ca·ni·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of VOLCANIC

1. <a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment>

First Known Use of VOLCANIC

1774

Related to VOLCANIC

Synonyms: bang-bang, blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent

Antonyms: nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

Related Words: barbarous, brutal, savage, vicious; antagonistic, hostile; aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, gladiatorial, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent; combustible, volatile; agitated, frantic, frenzied, mad; cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), destructive, ruinous

Near Antonyms: calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil; nonbelligerent, unaggressive

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Rhymes with VOLCANIC

Balkanic, Brahmanic, Britannic, galvanic, Germanic, Hispanic, Koranic, mechanic, melanic, organic, Romanic, satanic, shamanic, sultanic, tympanic