volatile
adjective /ˈvɒl.ə.taɪl/
/ˈvɑː.lə.t̬əl/ Definition
› likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly or suddenly become violent or angry: Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation. The situation was made more volatile by the fact that people had been drinking a lot of alcohol. He had a rather volatile temper and can't have been easy to live with.Changing frequentlyChangingAngry and displeasedBad-tempered › A volatile liquid or solid substance will change easily into a gas.The state of matter volatility /ˌvɒl.əˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/
/ˌvɑː.ləˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Changing frequentlyChanging
/ˌvɑː.ləˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Changing frequentlyChanging (Definition of volatile adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- butterfly noun (PERSON)
- capricious adjective
- changeable adjective
- elasticity noun
- fickle adjective
- flighty adjective
- fluidity noun (CHANGE)
- inconsistent adjective (CHANGING)
- inflammable adjective (VIOLENCE)
- kaleidoscopic adjective
- mercurial adjective
- patchy adjective
- protean adjective
- shifting adjective
- variable adjective
- yo-yo adjective
- zigzag noun (CHANGE)
- zigzag verb (CHANGE)
Topic:
Changing frequently
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