Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The property of being explosive.

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  • noun The state of being explosive

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Examples

  • "I really feel like some of my explosiveness is coming back," he said.

    USATODAY.com - Hoosiers earn date with Duke 2002

  • He said he also capitalized on her "explosiveness" - her energy and fitness levels.

    Hurriyet Dailynews 2010

  • He said he also capitalized on her "explosiveness" - her energy and fitness levels.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • He said he also capitalized on her "explosiveness" - her energy and fitness levels.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • He said he also capitalized on her "explosiveness" - her energy and fitness levels.

    Hurriyet Dailynews 2010

  • He is lifting weights for the first time, under the direction of Cole, trying to build muscle and gain explosiveness.

    For ski cross racer Del Bosco, new sport offered a fresh start 2010

  • He had done well, considering he had not gone to South Kensington till he was twenty and had broken the habit of study by a life of adventure, simply because the idea of explosiveness had captured his imagination.

    The Judge Rebecca West 1937

  • Any calf strain would cause a loss of explosiveness, which is a key to Mathews' game.

    SI.com 2011

  • Stratovolcanoes are renowned for their explosiveness, which is cause by the high viscosity of the magma they contain.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • Stratovolcanoes are renowned for their explosiveness, which is cause by the high viscosity of the magma they contain.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2010

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