inexplosive
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of inexplosive
Example Sentences
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But it has mattered more since Heinicke became the starter because the inexplosive, run-first offense has had to rely on lengthy drives, which lowers scoring, which narrows the team’s margin for error.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
If Tennessee’s offense remains run-first and relatively inexplosive, the odds it can build a big lead are lower.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
A more viable option would probably be the inexplosive but dependable Greg Camarillo.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2011
Eitner also found that when 13 of the 21 volumes of oxygen in air are displaced by carbon dioxide, a mixture of such "carbon dioxide air" with acetylene is inexplosive in all proportions.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by F. H. (Frank Henley) Leeds
Hitherto she had accepted their ideals without questioning—their kindly affluence, their inexplosive religion, their dislike of paper-bags, orange-peel, and broken bottles.
From A Room with a View by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
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