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inflammable
/ɪnˈflæməbəl/
adj 4noun 1
Collocations
2(adj.)
VERBS
be
ADV
highly, very
Petrol is highly inflammable, so we must keep it away from heat and open flames.
Definitions
adj
1
Capable of burning.
2
Easily set on fire.
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.
3
Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
4
Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.
noun
1
Any inflammable substance.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — easily ignited
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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 we
Wiktionary02
Firemen don't wear inflammable outfits.
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Be careful. It's very inflammable.
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The bus carries a lot of inflammable materials.
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The English words "inflammable" and "flammable" mean the same thing.
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