Vesuvian

At last the eruption became "Vesuvian," and the ashes from the crater threatened to re-bury Pompeii -- we mean Ashcroft.

Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope

The rage of Ms Pryce was Vesuvian and the vengeance she wreaked on the energy secretary's career a wonder to behold.

Public interest should trump self-interest | Nick Cohen 2012

England under Martin Johnson have taken the view that the eruptions from Lesley "the Volcano" Vainikolo are nowhere near molten enough for Test rugby, but the wing is still usefully Vesuvian at club level.

Lesley Vainikolo provides vital spark as Gloucester beat Leicester Paul Rees at Kingsholm 2010

With some 200 items—statues, furnishings, utensils, frescoes, jewelry—from Pompeii, Herculaneum and other Vesuvian sites, dated 1st century B.C. to 1st century A.D., the show offers a composite look at the decor of a Pompeian domus .

The Gracious Art of Living Judy Fayard 2011

People assume the hyperpolitical Bill Clinton did it, but if memory serves, his public persona was presidential to a fault, even as he brimmed with Vesuvian anger.

Smart Aleck-in-Chief? 2010

Gee, I think like all tomatoes grown in Vesuvian soil and then cooked, they do have a strong flavor, and you get accustomed to it.

Q&A: 'Ripe' author Arthur Allen 2010

People assume the hyperpolitical Bill Clinton did it, but if memory serves, his public persona was presidential to a fault, even as he brimmed with Vesuvian anger.

Smart Aleck-in-Chief? 2010

Possessed of an iron will and Vesuvian temper, it's hard to imagine anyone else holding the ragtag Revolutionary army together.

Harvey Wasserman: Don't Ask, Don't Tell If George Washington Was Gay 2010

Another Web goof spliced the actor's Vesuvian anger into cutesy "Newsies" footage.

Three Cheers For Dakota! Turn the Other Cheek, Christian 2009

Emotions were dangerous territory, and when Randy and I were boys, the most reliable emotion Dad expressed was anger, in Vesuvian eruptions.

Sympathy 2009