pyrotechnic
noun
- firework
- any of various similar devices (as for igniting a rocket or producing an explosion)
- a combustible substance used in a firework
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪk/
adj
Etymology: From Latin pyrotechnica, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “skillful, workmanlike”). Analyzable as pyro- + technic.
- Of or relating to fireworks.
- Of or relating to the use of fire in chemistry or metallurgy.
- Resembling fireworks.
“They had spent much of June and July walking about the plateau near Poronin and discussing Kuba’s pyrotechnic schemes for making money. Possibly because of his bourgeois origins, Hanecki had a remarkable financial flair, and extraordinary grasp of money matters—a quality as valuable as it was rare in a revolutionary.”
“[T]he Weston clan, whose dysfunctions are pyrotechnic in their scale and intensity.”