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inflammable
CEFRC1
/ɪnˈflæməbəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Able to catch fire easily.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailEasily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
Examples
The bus carries a lot of inflammable materials.
Firemen don't wear inflammable outfits.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ɪnˈflæməbl̩] ~ [ɪɱˈflæməbl̩]
- /ɪnˈfleə̯məbəl/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsEasily set on fire.
Capable of burning.
Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.
More examples
In contextBe careful. It's very inflammable.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). Equivalent to inflame + -able.