inexplosiveadj.
/ɪnɛkˈspləʊsɪv/ Not explosive; not liable to or capable of explosion.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adjective]
methelyeOE
i-meteOE
methefulOE
attempre1297
measurablec1330
temprea1340
temperatec1380
temperantc1384
attemperatec1386
attemperelc1386
chastea1400
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inexplosive1867
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > explosive material > [adjective] > not explosive
inexplosive1867
1867 W. D. Howells Venetian Life (ed. 2) xvii To enjoy themselves in the mild, inexplosive fashion [1866 (ed. 1) unexplosive manner] which seems to satisfy Italian nature.
1884 American 8 38 The inexplosive materials of which dynamite is compounded.
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