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Definition of explosively adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

explosively

adverb
 
/ɪkˈspləʊsɪvli/,
 
/ɪkˈspləʊzɪvli/
 
/ɪkˈspləʊsɪvli/,
 
/ɪkˈspləʊzɪvli/
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  1. in a way that involves an explosion
    • The compounds react explosively with water.
  2. in a way that involves a sudden and rapid increase
    • The company has grown explosively over the last two years.
  3. in a way that involves or is likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger or hate
    • a short-tempered and explosively violent gangster
    • an explosively subversive message
  4. in a way that is sudden and loud
    • explosively loud knocking
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