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explosively

exp·lo·si·vely

US/ˌɛˈksploʊsɪvli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

suddenly and rapidly

  • “the population in Central America is growing explosively”
2.

in an explosive manner

  • “the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable”

Origin

From explosive + -ly.

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