What does "dynamitic" mean?
Misconstruction of dynamic.
Dynamitic
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Misconstruction of dynamic.
- Grammar: dynamitic is listed as adj, noun.
- Usage evidence: The short note by R . R . Hunt read at the last meeting , relative to destroying snags by dynamitic charges , has led me to bring this subject again before the members, as I believe an alteration in the manner of firing the charges, which was carried out by the fuse, may lead to more comprehensive working in this matter, with more certainty, safety, and economy.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Misconstruction of dynamic. alt-of, misconstruction
"The adaptive filter tunes its gain automatically based on the system dynamitic sensed by the movement state to yield optimal performance."
Adjective
- 1 Involving the use of dynamite.
"The short note by R . R . Hunt read at the last meeting , relative to destroying snags by dynamitic charges , has led me to bring this subject again before the members, as I believe an alteration in the manner of firing the charges, which was carried out by the fuse, may lead to more comprehensive working in this matter, with more certainty, safety, and economy."
- 2 Characterized by movement or change; dynamic. nonstandard, proscribed
"The punctuality of news writing and reading—its “dynamitic” potential—is distinct from the timelessness of fictive discourse, which seeks to suspend a reader's sense of duration, the better to seduce the reader into the world of its text."
- 3 Explosive; volatile. broadly
"The public that had reacted strongly to his “Editor's Study" could not be shaken by the polite statement of his social radicalism. His important essays on Liberty, Equality and Fraternity – which Howells thought were “terribly dynamitic" and which Walter H. Page felt hesitant to publish – finally went off "like wet firecrackers.""
Example
"The short note by R . R . Hunt read at the last meeting , relative to destroying snags by dynamitic charges , has led me to bring this subject again before the members, as I believe an alteration in the manner of firing the charges, which was carried out by the fuse, may lead to more comprehensive working in this matter, with more certainty, safety, and economy."
Common questions
How do you use "dynamitic" in a sentence?
The short note by R . R . Hunt read at the last meeting , relative to destroying snags by dynamitic charges , has led me to bring this subject again before the members, as I believe an alteration in the manner of firing the charges, which was carried out by the fuse, may lead to more comprehensive working in this matter, with more certainty, safety, and economy.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From dynamite + -ic.
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).