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volcanic
/ ˌvɒlkəˈnɪsɪtɪ, vɒlˈkænɪk /
adjective
of, relating to, produced by, or characterized by the presence of volcanoes
a volcanic region
suggestive of or resembling an erupting volcano
a volcanic era
another word for extrusive
Other Word Forms
- volcanically adverb
- volcanicity noun
- nonvolcanic adjective
- semivolcanic adjective
- semivolcanically adverb
- unvolcanic adjective
- unvolcanically adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“Anemone” allows Day-Lewis to be volcanic when Ray launches into a disturbing, ultimately revolting monologue about a recent run-in with a pedophiliac priest from childhood.
The collection was inspired by the northern Italian city where Armani lived and the small volcanic island of Pantelleria, where he had a holiday home.
In June 2020 the Avontuur finally makes landfall in Horta, in the Azores - a lush, volcanic archipelago off the west coast of Portugal.
The fire came within a few feet of the Villa, famously a re-creation of an ancient Roman country home that was buried beneath the huge volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
On the floor of the California Assembly--where conduct runs from informal to rowdy amid fourscore voices slicing and dicing in partisan disunity--volcanic John Burton fits right in.
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