INFLAMMABLE


Meaning of INFLAMMABLE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: in- ' fla-m ə -b ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin inflammabilis, from Latin inflammare

Date: 1605

1 : FLAMMABLE

2 : easily inflamed, excited, or angered : IRASCIBLE

– in · flam · ma · bil · i · ty \ - ˌ fla-m ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun

– inflammable noun

– in · flam · ma · ble · ness \ - ' fla-m ə -b ə l-n ə s \ noun

– in · flam · ma · bly \ -bl ē \ adverb

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