inflammable
Pronunce (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
Aggettivo
Capable of burning.
- Sinonimi
Easily set on fire.
- Sinonimi
- Esempi
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Altri esempi (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.
Uso- figurato
- Sinonimi
- hot-headedquick to anger
- Contrari
Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.
Uso- nonstandard
- Contrari
Sostantivo
Any inflammable substance.
Aggettivo
easily ignited
- Sinonimi
Forme della parola
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