Definition of volatile for English Language Learners. : 1  likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way. : 2  having or showing extreme or sudden changes of emotion. : 3  likely to become dangerous or out of control.
expletive (plural expletives) 1  A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath. ( 2 linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position. ( 3 linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning; an intensifier.
[syn: exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing]2. making worse; [syn: aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating] The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Exasperate \Ex*asper*ate\, v. t. [imp.xasperating.] 1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to excite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. [1913 Webster] To exsasperate them against the king of France. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2.