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View synonyms for volcanic

volcanic

[vol-kan-ik]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a volcano.

    a volcanic eruption.

  2. discharged from or produced by volcanoes.

    volcanic mud.

  3. characterized by the presence of volcanoes.

    a volcanic area.

  4. suggestive of or resembling a volcano; potentially explosive; volatile.

    a volcanic temper.



volcanic

/ ˌvɒlkəˈnɪsɪtɪ, vɒlˈkænɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, produced by, or characterized by the presence of volcanoes

    a volcanic region

  2. suggestive of or resembling an erupting volcano

    a volcanic era

  3. another word for extrusive

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • volcanically adverb
  • volcanicity noun
  • nonvolcanic adjective
  • semivolcanic adjective
  • semivolcanically adverb
  • unvolcanic adjective
  • unvolcanically adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of volcanic1

1765–75; volcan(o) + -ic; compare French volcanique
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Example Sentences

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“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.

From BBC

In June 2020 the Avontuur finally makes landfall in Horta, in the Azores - a lush, volcanic archipelago off the west coast of Portugal.

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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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