räjähdysmäistä

Räjähdysmäistä is a Finnish adjective form used to describe phenomena that develop in an explosive, rapid, or dramatic manner. It conveys the idea of sudden intensity or acceleration, often in growth, change, or demand. In everyday Finnish it appears most often in formal or analytical contexts, such as economics, sociology, or science writing.

The base word is räjähdys, meaning explosion, with the suffix -mäinen meaning “like” or “of the nature of.” The adjective räjähdysmäinen can be inflected to match nouns in number and case. In partitive singular, as in räjähdysmäistä kasvua, it describes ongoing, uncountable phenomena. The corresponding adverb is räjähdysmäisesti, and the related noun form is räjähdysmäisyys, referring to explosiveness.

Usage and nuances: räjähdysmäistä describes rapid, dramatic development that can be either positive or negative depending on context. It is common in reference to growth, demand, or change, such as economic indicators or market dynamics. The term often carries a sense of urgency or volatility and may imply that the change is difficult to sustain over time. It is less common in casual speech and more typical in journalism, reports, or academic writing.

Examples:

- Talouskasvun räjähdysmäinen kiihtyminen nähtiin viimeisen kvartaalin aikana.

- Kysyntä osoitti räjähdysmäistä kasvua viime vuonna.

See also: räjähdysmäisesti (adverb), räjähdysmäisyys (noun form).