Combustible Meaning
/kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCapable of burning.
adjEasily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
Sentence Examples
My favorite short film of the project Short Peace is Combustible.
Avoid microwaving flammable or combustible materials.
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Store the ____ materials away from any open flames or sparks.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French combustible, equivalent to combust + -ible.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter."
— 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
"The rest were undergoing special underbody cleaning safety checks at TfW depots, after speculation that the cause of the incidents may have been a build-up of engine oil and combustible material such as fallen leaves and general detritus."
— 2023 March 22, “Network News: Class 175s withdrawn for safety checks after fires”, in RAIL, number 979, page 13:
"Arnold, however, was a combustible character."
— 1855–1859, Washington Irving, The Life of George Washington:
"The world’s richest man has inserted himself in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts."
— 2022 October 26, Cade Metz, Adam Satariano, Chang Che, “How Elon Musk Became a Geopolitical Chaos Agent”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"A wheel, wrapt in combustibles, was kindled and rolled down the hill."
— 1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 248:
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Store the ____ materials away from any open flames or sparks.