eruptive

[ih-ruhp-tiv]

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adjective

bursting forth, or tending to burst forth.

pertaining to or of the nature of an eruption.

Geology. noting a rock formed by the eruption of molten material.

Pathology. causing or accompanied by an eruption or rash.

noun

Geology. an eruptive rock.

Origin of eruptive

From the French word éruptif, dating back to 1640–50. See erupt, -ive

Related formse·rup·tive·ly, adverbe·rup·tiv·i·ty, e·rup·tive·ness, nounnon·e·rup·tive, adjectivepost·e·rup·tive, adjectivepre·e·rup·tive, adjectivepre·e·rup·tive·ly, adverbun·e·rup·tive, adjective

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Related Words for eruptive

meteoric, frenzied, stormy, touchy, hazardous, ugly, violent, tense, fiery, unstable, uncontrollable, wild, charged, consequential, ebullient, forceful, impetuous, overwrought, perilous, raging

Examples from the Web for eruptive

Historical Examples of eruptive

She was delivered of a child on the 1st day of the eruptive stage.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826
Various
Rheumatic and eruptive fevers are more liable to induce abortion.
Zoonomia, Vol. II
Erasmus Darwin
The second class of prominences are best described as eruptive.
The Story of the Heavens
Robert Stawell Ball
Measles is the most widely prevalent, eruptive, contagious disease.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)
Grant Hague
"Hell's red hole," came the visitor's eruptive outburst of amazement.
The Roof Tree
Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for eruptive

eruptive

adjective

erupting or tending to erupt

resembling or of the nature of an eruption

(of rocks) formed from such products as ash and lava resulting from volcanic eruptions

(of a disease) characterized by skin eruptions

Derived Formseruptively, adverberuptivity or eruptiveness, noun

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Word Origin and History for eruptive

adj.

1640s; see erupt + -ive. Perhaps from French éruptif.