Explosively

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an explosive manner.

    "An unaspected planet bides its time and then emerges, often explosively and seemingly out of character. These potent loners are a hidden influence within the chart."

Adverb
  1. 1
    suddenly and rapidly wordnet
  2. 2
    in an explosive manner wordnet

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"An unaspected planet bides its time and then emerges, often explosively and seemingly out of character. These potent loners are a hidden influence within the chart."

Etymology

From explosive + -ly.

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