INFLAMMABLE


Meaning of INFLAMMABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈfla-mə-bəl ]

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 -ˌfla-mə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• inflammable noun

• in·flam·ma·ble·ness -ˈfla-mə-bəl-nəs noun

• in·flam·ma·bly -blē adverb

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