unexplosive

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adjective

Not explosive

OriginEnglish explosive ← Latin explōs- ← Middle English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunexplosive (comparative more unexplosive, superlative most unexplosive)

comparative more unexplosive · superlative most unexplosive

  1. Not explosive

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inexplosive

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Latinexplodō
  9. Latinexplōs-
  10. Englishexplosive
  11. Englishunexplosive

From un- + explosive.

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Cite this entry
APA

unexplosive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexplosive

MLA

“unexplosive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexplosive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unexplosive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexplosive.

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