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adjectiveliable to lead to sudden change or violence
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adjectivemarked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
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nouna volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vaportype of:
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adjectiveevaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressuresOpposite:
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adjectivetending to vary often or widely
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Examples of volatile
- "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
- "a flirt's volatile affections"
- "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"
- "volatile oils"
- "volatile solvents"
- "volatile stocks"
- "volatile emotions"