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inflammable

[in-flam-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈflæm ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
ready to burn
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
fire-proof incombustible non-flammable non-inflammable


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Many in Iran are blaming the authorities for incompetence and worse, asking: How could so much inflammable material apparently be left on the port without due care?

From BBC Apr. 27, 2025

In addition, they contain no easily inflammable liquids.

From Science Daily Oct. 23, 2023

High levels of methane gas and coal dust, both highly inflammable, make mines hazardous.

From Washington Post Nov. 26, 2021

“All four were driven, visionary men, all were caught up in the issues of slavery and race, and all devised their own solutions to those inflammable problems,” he wrote.

From Seattle Times Aug. 26, 2021

He sprinkled the pages with cider to make them more inflammable, touched a match to them, and a little jet of flame curled upward.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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