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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 33588 COCA: 21967

combustible

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combustible /kəmˈbʌstəbəl/ adjective
combustible
/kəmˈbʌstəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of COMBUSTIBLE
[more combustible; most combustible]
: able to be burned easily易燃的
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

— combustible

noun, plural combustibles [count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 33588 COCA: 21967

combustible

adjective

com·​bus·​ti·​ble kəm-ˈbə-stə-bəl How to pronounce combustible (audio)
1
: capable of combustion
combustible materials, such as paper, leaves, and sawdust
combustible gases
2
: easily excited
a combustible temper
The coach had to keep the combustible players under control.
combustibility noun
combustible noun
combustibly adverb

Example Sentences

The fuel is highly combustible. don't store oily rags and other combustible materials in a hot attic
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin combustibilis, from Latin combustus (past participle of combūrere "to destroy with fire, combust") + -ibilis -ible

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of combustible was in 1529
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 33588 COCA: 21967

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