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.
Full Definition of EXASPERATE. transitive verb. 1. a: to excite the anger of: enrage b: to cause irritation or annoyance to. 2. obsolete: to make more grievous: aggravate. â exÂ·asÂ·perÂ·atÂ·edÂ·ly adverb. â exÂ·asÂ·perÂ·atÂ·ingÂ·ly \-ËrÄ-tiÅ-lÄ\ adverb.xasperate suggests galling annoyance and the arousing of extreme impatience. nettle suggests a sharp but passing annoyance or stinging. provoke implies an arousing of strong annoyance that may excite to action.