Volatile Definition & Meaning

volatile
adjective
  1. evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"
  2. liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
  3. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"
  4. tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"
noun
  1. a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"

"Volatile" in song lyrics

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  • "I'm too committed and these flows is volatile"
    Hieroglyphics — Tajai
  • "Lyrical murderer, maniac, volatile"
    Mark B and Blade — 24 Hours

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