gunpowderous

comparative more gunpowderous · superlative most gunpowderous

1. Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.

   Asher and Blok rushed through the cordite-reeking jacaranda trees, past the gunpowderous pines, the saltpetre palms, and the ammonia-scented azaleas, […]

   1990, Simon Louvish, The Last Trump of Avram Blok, page 294

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   I and my companions were seated, but as I tried to adopt the cross-legged posture of the other guests, a gunpowderous crack from the joints of one of my knees broke, I thought, the spell of the séance rather.

   1966, David Benedictus, This Animal is Mischievous, page 54