INFLAMMABLE


Meaning of INFLAMMABLE in English

/ ɪnˈflæməbl; NAmE / adjective

1.

( especially BrE ) = flammable :

inflammable material

2.

full of strong emotions or violence

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French , or from Latin inflammare , from in- into + flamma flame.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.