combustible
adjective
com·bus·ti·ble
kəm-ˈbə-stə-bəl 
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.
Examples of combustible in a Sentence
The fuel is highly combustible.
don't store oily rags and other combustible materials in a hot attic
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In an increasingly competitive and combustible world, and with an economically fragile and politically polarized domestic environment, the United States cannot afford being caught by surprise.
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Matan Chorev, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
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Mitchell said one of his top tips for protecting a home from a wildfire is to clear combustible materials such as wood piles and dead and dying vegetation from within 0 to 5 feet of a structure, identified as Zone 0.
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The fire department issued a premise hazard notice – which was removed after the combustible materials were removed.
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Matan Chorev, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
An employee at a Pyro Spectaculars, Inc. warehouse tripped and dropped a combustible shell.
—Calista Oetama
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Mitchell said one of his top tips for protecting a home from a wildfire is to clear combustible materials such as wood piles and dead and dying vegetation from within 0 to 5 feet of a structure, identified as Zone 0.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
The fire department issued a premise hazard notice – which was removed after the combustible materials were removed.
—Taylor O’Connor 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
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“Combustible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combustible. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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combustible
adjective
com·bus·ti·ble
kəm-ˈbəs-tə-bəl
1
: capable of being burned
2
: catching fire or burning easily
combustible
noun
Medical Definition
combustible
adjective
com·bus·ti·ble
kəm-ˈbəs-tə-bəl
: capable of combustion
combustible anesthetics
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