Sekirov Dictionary

combustible

/kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/

adjective 2
noun 2
forms 3

adjective2

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Capable of burning.
- Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.
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(figurative, old-fashioned) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
- Arnold, however, was a combustible character. — 1855

noun2

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A material that is capable of burning.
- A wheel, wrapt in combustibles, was kindled and rolled down the hill. — 1890
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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. — 2025

forms

combustibles · more combustible · most combustible

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