gunpowder
noun
an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
gunpowdery
-
a word derived from
gunpowder.
Example Sentences
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My gunpowdery chief went off with a bang, of course, and then went on loading and firing until he was out of adjectives.
From Life on the Mississippi, Part 2. by Mark Twain
The words shot out from the gunpowdery temper of Anna Kull.
From The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution by Sarah J. Prichard
Uncle Lambert says they make him feel quite gunpowdery at lunch.
From The Talking Horse And Other Tales by F. Anstey
They are "gunpowdery," and when a small spark touches them they fly out, and there is a blaze.
From Life and Conduct by J. Cameron Lees
“I can imagine it seems dull now that your Dutch friends are gone,” she began, in a crisp, gunpowdery way which was more than a declaration of war.
From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Bertram Mitford
