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explosively

explosively

5 4.4
To do something very suddenly and with great force
  • adverb
  • /ɪkˈsploʊsɪvli/
: explosivamente
  • Meanwhile, the young were growing explosively quickly, converting half of all the food they ate to body mass.
  • grow explosively

And that's because the market size AMD grew explosively in the PCDIY space.

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Examples

  • As low-cost electrification has spread, the use of electrified irrigation has grown explosively.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Or it may sound that way at first, but really it's just like, make your stories as explosively creative as you possibly can.

    Film Courage

  • Telecom and related technologies are growing explosively, and we are inevitably a part of this innovation-rich environment.

    Academic text (1995)

  • And that's because the market size AMD grew explosively in the PCDIY space.

    Gamers Nexus

  • The speaker's voice changed as he became explosively passionate about his subject.

  • The fireworks exploded explosively in the night sky, lighting up the city.

  • The volcano erupted explosively, launching ash and debris high into the air.

Synonyms

forcefully
vsexplosively
45 3.5

In a strong way that uses a lot of power

is a sudden burst of force rather than sustained strength
thunderously
vsexplosively
1 5.1

In a very loud and powerful way like thunder

emphasizes a sudden burst of force rather than loudness alone
shatteringly
vsexplosively
1 7.9

In a way that makes people feel great shock or deep sadness

is about a sudden forceful burst rather than mainly shock
ballistically
vsexplosively
  • Informal
1 7.9

Reacting in a sudden, angry way

describes sudden physical burst rather than anger-driven action
slam-bang
vsexplosively
  • Informal
1 8.6

In a sudden, loud, and forceful way

is sudden and intense but not always violent or noisy

Antonyms

gently
324 1.0

To do something with little force to avoid hurting or making noise

calmly
97 1.0

In a calm, steady way without showing anger or nervousness

How Forceful

violently
98 3.5
explosively
5 4.4
forcefully
45 3.5
firmly
106 1.0
calmly
97 1.0

Surface Forms

explosively positive

Morphology

explosively = explosive (transparent) = explode + ive + ly

Adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'explosive' yields an adverb with the expected meaning 'in an explosive/sudden manner'.

Etymology

The word explosively comes from the verb explode and the related word explosion, and the first part ex- means 'out'. Think of something bursting 'out' with sudden, strong force, so to act explosively is to do something suddenly and with great force, like an explosion.