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explosively

/ɛksplɒsɪvli/ adverb · British & US

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What does explosively mean?

adverb

In a way that causes an explosion; suddenly and violently.

Example

"The fireworks exploded explosively in the night sky."

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Etymologically related

explode explosive explosion explosively

Synonyms for explosively

violently suddenly dynamically forcefully brutally intensely

Antonyms of explosively

slowly gradually gently

Rhymes with explosively

explosively dynamically intensely extensively