Meaning

Capable of burning..

Definitions by Sense

1. Capable of burning.
2. (figurative, dated) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
3. A material that is capable of burning.
4. (tobacco industry) A cigarette or a similar product intended for smoking, as opposed to an electronic cigarette.

Example Sentences

Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.

Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.

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.

Arnold, however, was a combustible character.

The world’s richest man has inserted himself in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts.

A wheel, wrapt in combustibles, was kindled and rolled down the hill.

In total three-quarters of the western Big Tobacco giants' sales last year came from so-called combustibles as vaping sales are plateauing.

Word Forms

• more combustible
• most combustible
• combustibles

Synonyms for combustible

Antonyms for combustible

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When Should You Use Combustible?

Use combustible when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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