nukelike

English

Etymology

From nuke +‎ -like.

Adjective

nukelike (comparative more nukelike, superlative most nukelike)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a nuclear bomb.
    • 2010 July 28, Sam Kean, “Hafnium: Building the Doomsday Device of Tomorrow”, in Slate‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 April 2026:
      This post examines an element potentially even more frightening—partly because of its nukelike fury, partly because it might be perfectly legal to stockpile this weapon.
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