eruptive
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
/ɪˈɹʌptɪv/
Definition of eruptive
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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That erupts or bursts forth.
“’Tis liſtening fear, and dumb amazement all: / When to the ſtartled eye the ſudden glance / Appears far ſouth, eruptive thro’ the cloud; […]”
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adj
-
That erupts or bursts forth.
“’Tis liſtening fear, and dumb amazement all: / When to the ſtartled eye the ſudden glance / Appears far ſouth, eruptive thro’ the cloud; […]”
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Accompanied by eruptions.
“an eruptive fever”
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Produced by eruption.
“eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic”
“The region is further diversified by short ranges of eruptive mountains.”
noun
- An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From French éruptif. By surface analysis, erupt + -ive.
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