pyrotechnic

[ pahy-ruh-tek-nik ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to pyrotechnics.

  2. pertaining to, resembling, or suggesting fireworks.

Origin of pyrotechnic

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; pyro- + technic
  • Also py·ro·tech·ni·cal [pahy-ruh-tek-ni-kuhl] /ˌpaɪ rəˈtɛk nɪ kəl/ .

Other words from pyrotechnic

  • py·ro·tech·ni·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby pyrotechnic

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How to use pyrotechnic in a sentence

  • Others, who are fond of fireworks, may possibly find an opportunity of improving themselves in the pyrotechnic art.

  • With Clemens it may truly be said that profanity was an art—a pyrotechnic art that entertained nations.

    1601 | Mark Twain
  • All accounts of China agree that in the pyrotechnic art the Chinese stand alone, unequalled.

    In Eastern Seas | J. J. Smith