combustible

UK /kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/ US /kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/
adj 2noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Capable of burning.

Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.

Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.

2

Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.

Arnold, however, was a combustible character.

The world’s richest man has inserted himself in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts.

noun

1

A material that is capable of burning.

A wheel, wrapt in combustibles, was kindled and rolled down the hill.

2

A cigarette or a similar product intended for smoking, as opposed to an electronic cigarette.

In total three-quarters of the western Big Tobacco giants' sales last year came from so-called combustibles as vaping sales are plateauing.

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