combustible
Etymology

From , equivalent to .

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/
Adjective

combustible

  1. Capable of burning.
    Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.
    • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
      Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.
  2. (figurative, dated) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
    • 1855–1859, Washington Irving, The Life of George Washington:
      Arnold, however, was a combustible character.
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combustible (plural combustibles)

  1. A material that is capable of burning.
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