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combustible
[kuhm-buhs-tuh-buhl]
adjective
capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable.
Gasoline vapor is highly combustible.
easily excited.
a high-strung, combustible nature.
noun
a combustible substance.
Trucks carrying combustibles will not be allowed to use this tunnel.
combustible
/ əˈʌəə /
adjective
capable of igniting and burning
easily annoyed; excitable
noun
a combustible substance
Other 51Թ Forms
- combustibility noun
- combustibleness noun
- combustibly adverb
- uncombustible adjective
- dzˌܲپˈٲ noun
- dzˈܲپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of combustible1
Example Sentences
“This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation … . Anxiety for families and friends ramped up. Protests started again … . Several dozen lawbreakers became violent and destructive.”
“This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation, putting our people, our officers, and even our National Guard at risk,” Newsom said.
In recent months, Lee has tried to smooth the rougher edges of his public persona, vowing to mend the country’s increasingly combustible partisan rifts.
So we are concerned about new wildfire protection regulations being developed by California that would prohibit almost all plants and other combustible material within 5 feet of homes, an area known as “Zone 0.”
The report authors hope that the rebuilding process will bring better knowledge about managing the ways homes interact with the potentially combustible environment around them.
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