explosionsartad

Swedish

Etymology

explosion (“explosion”) +‎ -s- +‎ -artad (“-like”)

Adjective

explosionsartad (not comparable)

1. like an explosion, explosive

   en explosionsartad ökning

   an explosive increase

Usage notes

Explosiv could be considered a synonym, but is often less idiomatic for developments and the like (unless the implication is "volatile" or the like).

Declension

Inflection of explosionsartad
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	explosionsartad	—	—
Neuter singular	explosionsartat	—	—
Plural	explosionsartade	—	—
Masculine plural3	explosionsartade	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	explosionsartade	—	—
All	explosionsartade	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

References

• explosionsartad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)