COMBUSTIBLE


Meaning of COMBUSTIBLE in English

I. kəmˈbəstəbəl adjective

Etymology: Middle French, from combustion + -ible

1. : capable of undergoing combustion or of burning — used especially of materials that catch fire and burn when subjected to fire; compare flammable

2.

a. : easily kindled or excited

the concentrated combustible essence of sex — Claudia Cassidy

b. : quick , fiery , irascible

• com·bus·ti·bly -təblē, -li adverb

II. noun

( -s )

: a thing that is combustible

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