# brisant

brisant is a German adjective meaning “controversial”. Forms: brisanter, am brisantesten.

## Forms

- Comparative: brisanter
- Superlative: am brisantesten

## Meanings

1. controversial
2. volatile
3. _figurative_ explosive
4. _Sprengtechnik_ highly explosive
   - Brisante Sprengstoffe detonieren mit sehr hoher Geschwindigkeit.

## Examples

- Manche brisanten Sätze gefallen dir anscheinend schon. — I guess there are some controversial sentences you do like.
- Die Lage ist höchst brisant. — The situation is extremely volatile.

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