inflammable
Pronunciations (6)
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/ɪnˈflæməbəl/
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[ɪnˈflæməbl̩]
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[ɪɱˈflæməbl̩]
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[ɪnˈfleə̯məbəl]
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[ɪnˈflɛə̯məbəl]
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ɪnˈflæməbəl
Adjective
Capable of burning.
- Synonyms
Easily set on fire.
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- Examples
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More examples (1)
On he went a few paces and touched a second, then a third, and a fourth, till at last we were surrounded on all three sides by a great ring of bodies flaring furiously, the material with which they were preserved having rendered them so inflammable that the flames would literally spout out of the ears and mouth in tongues of fire a foot or more in length.
Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
Usage- Figurative
- Synonyms
- hot-headedquick to anger
- Antonyms
Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.
Usage- nonstandard
- Antonyms
Noun
Any inflammable substance.
Adjective
easily ignited
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Word forms
more inflammablemost inflammableenflammableinflammables