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Explosive Explosively Growth Sudden Rapid Increase Size Quantity

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An e________ growth is a sudden, rapid increase in the size or quantity of something.An explosive growth is a sudden, rapid increase in the size or quantity of something.
The explosive growth in casinos is one of the most conspicuous signs of Westernisation.
These transactions grew explosively in the early 1980s.
word explosive
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noun
An explosive is a substance or device that can cause an explosion.
...one-hundred-and-fifty pounds of Semtex explosive.
There were traces of explosives in the bedroom.
adjective
Something that is explosive is capable of causing an explosion.
The explosive device was timed to go off at the rush hour.
Highly explosive gas is naturally found in coal mines.
Hydrogen is explosively flammable when mixed with oxygen.
An explosive growth is a sudden, rapid increase in the size or quantity of something.
The explosive growth in casinos is one of the most conspicuous signs of Westernisation.
These transactions grew explosively in the early 1980s.
An explosive situation is likely to have difficult, serious, or dangerous effects .
He appeared to be treating the potentially explosive situation with some sensitivity.
A shortage of nursing staff contributed to the explosive atmosphere on many wards.
A referendum next year would coincide explosively with the election campaign.
If you describe someone as explosive, you mean that they tend to express sudden violent anger .
She was unpredictable, explosive, impulsive and easily distracted.
He's inherited his father's explosive temper.
'Are you mad?' David asked explosively.
A sudden loud noise can be described as explosive .
He made a loud, explosive noise of disgust.
...an explosive drumbeat.
The sound of her own chewing and swallowing were explosively loud.
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cefr-level C1

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