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Webster 1913 Edition

Combustible

Com-bus′ti-ble

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
combustible
.]
1.
Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.
Sin is to the soul like fire to
combustible
matter.
South.
2.
Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
Arnold was a
combustible
character.
W. Irving.

Com-bus′ti-ble

,
Noun.
A substance that may be set on fire, or which is liable to take fire and burn.
All such
combustibles
as are cheap enough for common use go under the name of fuel.
Ure.

Webster 1828 Edition

Combustible

COMBUSTIBLE

,
Adj.
That will take fire and burn; capable of catching fire; thus, wood and coal are combustible bodies.

COMBUSTIBLE

,
Noun.
A substance that will take fire and burn; a body which, in its rapid union with others, disengages heat and light.

Definition 2024

combustible

combustible

English

Adjective

combustible ‎(comparative more combustible, superlative most combustible)

  1. Capable of burning
    Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught on fire.
    • South
      Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.
  2. (figuratively) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
    • Washington Irving
      Arnold was a combustible character.

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Translations

Noun

combustible ‎(plural combustibles)

  1. A material that is capable of burning.

Translations

Catalan

Adjective

combustible m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural combustibles)

  1. combustible

Noun

combustible m ‎(plural combustibles)

  1. combustible, fuel

French

Noun

combustible m ‎(plural combustibles)

  1. combustible

Adjective

combustible m, f ‎(plural combustibles)

  1. combustible

Spanish

Adjective

combustible m, f ‎(plural combustibles)

  1. combustible

Noun

combustible m ‎(plural combustibles)

  1. fuel

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Etymology

From Middle French combustible

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