explosivelyadv.

Brit.

/ᵻkˈspləʊsᵻvli/,

/ᵻkˈspləʊzᵻvli/,

/ɛkˈspləʊsᵻvli/,

/ɛkˈspləʊzᵻvli/, U.S.

/ᵻkˈsploʊsᵻvli/,

/ɛkˈsploʊsᵻvli/,

/ᵻkˈsploʊzᵻvli/,

/ɛkˈsploʊzᵻvli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: explosive adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < explosive adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In an explosive manner; by or with an explosion; (figurative) in a manner resembling an explosion; violently; suddenly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with eruptive violence

explosively1685

volcanically1837

1685 S. Collins Systeme Anat. I. iii. lxxi. 1177 Vitiated Animal Liquor, and Spirits, which the Learned Author conceiveth to work in the Nerves explosively after the manner of fired Gun-Powder.

1786 J. Priestley Exper. & Observ. Nat. Philos. III. vi. 156 Not lambently, but explosively inflammable.

1805 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 95 292 So great a portion of gas was almost explosively produced, as to overset the jar.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 190 Our hero..was..in danger of bursting explosively like an overcharged musket.

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 271 Every word seems to be articulated so explosively that a stranger would imagine the offended speaker to be spitting at him.

1906 Amer. Illustr. Mag. Apr. 701 ‘I guess he's tall and thin and homely and dark, gee,’ he yowled explosively.

1937 Astounding Stories Aug. 101/2 The inflammable gas united explosively with the oxygen of the air, spread a wide sheet of flame over the oncoming men.

1991 D. Coupland Generation X i. iv. 21 The bottling up of opinions and emotions inside oneself so that they explosively burst forth all at once.

2006 D. H. Erwin Extinction ii. 43 A thick, gummy magma that often erupts explosively.

2. With reference to an increase: suddenly and substantially; rapidly and dramatically.

ΚΠ

1930 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 31 Mar. 4/3 Dr...Dickie, [the] state director of public health, said that the incidence of measles throughout the state increases explosively about every third or fourth year.

1953 Rev. Metaphysics 7 74 The end of the 18th century—that age of prize contests, public libraries, and dictionaries, of explosively growing knowledge of nature.

1970 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 29 494/1 It had seemed anomalous that this rich area had known such laggard development when other and less favored areas of Southeast Asia were developing explosively into complex city-states and kingdoms.

2011 R. MacDowell Lost Bk. Mala R. 50 She and Mark had squabbled over a seminar he wanted to attend in Florida, something cultish that was supposed to teach you how to create an explosively successful business from home.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	explosively
释义	explosivelyadv. Brit. /ᵻkˈspləʊsᵻvli/, /ᵻkˈspləʊzᵻvli/, /ɛkˈspləʊsᵻvli/, /ɛkˈspləʊzᵻvli/, U.S. /ᵻkˈsploʊsᵻvli/, /ɛkˈsploʊsᵻvli/, /ᵻkˈsploʊzᵻvli/, /ɛkˈsploʊzᵻvli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: explosive adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < explosive adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In an explosive manner; by or with an explosion; (figurative) in a manner resembling an explosion; violently; suddenly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with eruptive violence explosively1685 volcanically1837 1685 S. Collins Systeme Anat. I. iii. lxxi. 1177 Vitiated Animal Liquor, and Spirits, which the Learned Author conceiveth to work in the Nerves explosively after the manner of fired Gun-Powder. 1786 J. Priestley Exper. & Observ. Nat. Philos. III. vi. 156 Not lambently, but explosively inflammable. 1805 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 95 292 So great a portion of gas was almost explosively produced, as to overset the jar. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 190 Our hero..was..in danger of bursting explosively like an overcharged musket. 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 271 Every word seems to be articulated so explosively that a stranger would imagine the offended speaker to be spitting at him. 1906 Amer. Illustr. Mag. Apr. 701 ‘I guess he's tall and thin and homely and dark, gee,’ he yowled explosively. 1937 Astounding Stories Aug. 101/2 The inflammable gas united explosively with the oxygen of the air, spread a wide sheet of flame over the oncoming men. 1991 D. Coupland Generation X i. iv. 21 The bottling up of opinions and emotions inside oneself so that they explosively burst forth all at once. 2006 D. H. Erwin Extinction ii. 43 A thick, gummy magma that often erupts explosively. 2. With reference to an increase: suddenly and substantially; rapidly and dramatically. ΚΠ 1930 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 31 Mar. 4/3 Dr...Dickie, [the] state director of public health, said that the incidence of measles throughout the state increases explosively about every third or fourth year. 1953 Rev. Metaphysics 7 74 The end of the 18th century—that age of prize contests, public libraries, and dictionaries, of explosively growing knowledge of nature. 1970 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 29 494/1 It had seemed anomalous that this rich area had known such laggard development when other and less favored areas of Southeast Asia were developing explosively into complex city-states and kingdoms. 2011 R. MacDowell Lost Bk. Mala R. 50 She and Mark had squabbled over a seminar he wanted to attend in Florida, something cultish that was supposed to teach you how to create an explosively successful business from home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1685
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