explosively

Everyday

1. In a sudden, loud and violent way, like an explosion, as in «The balloon burst explosively». tree →
2. Very fast and with great energy, as in «The sprinter started explosively». tree →
3. In a sudden angry way, as in «He reacted explosively». tree →

In the lessons

In science, gases or chemicals that react explosively are dangerous and only experts handle them. In PE and sport, coaches say «push off explosively» for a strong start. In stories, a character who reacts explosively loses their temper. In maths and science, «grow explosively» means grow extremely fast.

Examples

• The volcano erupted explosively. tree →
• The sprinter pushed off explosively from the blocks. tree →
• The cola fizzed explosively when we added the mints. tree →
• Dad laughed explosively at the joke. tree →
• The town's population grew explosively. tree →
• She reacted explosively when her brother broke her model. tree →

Note

Adverb from «explosive» and «explode». Spelling: «explo-sive-ly», keep the e before -ly.