pyrotechnic
of or relating to pyrotechnics.
pertaining to, resembling, or suggesting fireworks.
Origin of pyrotechnic
1- 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
These depictions tend to be rather, shall we say, pyrotechnic.
‘The Leftovers’ Review: A Fever Dream You Can’t Wake Up From | Andrew Romano | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAngel Westberry, 43, watched the pyrotechnic stage show that entertained visitors while they waited.
The House of Shock Is Terrifying Its Guests and Causing Controversy—and the Zombies Who Run the Show Are Loving It | Tyler Gillespie | October 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMany in the crowd reportedly first mistook the flames flickering above the stage as part of a pyrotechnic display.
In the meantime, the trees line the avenues in skeleton rows, like a pyrotechnic set-piece before it is ignited.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections | William ArcherWe must zen see ze city, ze illumination, ze dance, ze pyrotechnic at night.
The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella Blanchard
Others, who are fond of fireworks, may possibly find an opportunity of improving themselves in the pyrotechnic art.
Tales from Blackwood | VariousWith Clemens it may truly be said that profanity was an art—a pyrotechnic art that entertained nations.
1601 | Mark TwainAll accounts of China agree that in the pyrotechnic art the Chinese stand alone, unequalled.
In Eastern Seas | J. J. Smith
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