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eruptive (adj.)

1640s; see erupt + -ive. Perhaps from French éruptif.

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erupt (v.)
1650s, of diseases, etc., from Latin eruptus, past participle of erumpere "to break out, burst," from assimilated form of ex "out" (see ex-) + rumpere "to break, rupture" (see rupture (n.)). Of volcanoes, from 1770 (the Latin word was used in reference to Mount Etna). Related: Erupted; erupting.
-ive 
word-forming element making adjectives from verbs, meaning "pertaining to, tending to; doing, serving to do," in some cases from Old French -if, but usually directly from Latin adjectival suffix -ivus (source also of Italian and Spanish -ivo). In some words borrowed from French at an early date it has been reduced to -y (as in hasty, tardy).

updated on October 14, 2021

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Definitions of eruptive from WordNet

eruptive (adj.)
producing or characterized by eruptions;
an eruptive disease
eruptive (adj.)
produced by the action of fire or intense heat;
Synonyms: igneous
eruptive (adj.)
actively spewing out lava;
a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring
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