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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Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
In a release sent Monday by the City of Gladstone, preliminary findings suggest the explosion may have involved combustible materials stored at the home.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
These types of batteries, although generally safe, can be highly combustible under specific circumstances, like extreme overheating or manufacturing defects.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 May 2025
The earlier case remained unsolved, but the parallels between the shootings are stark, echoing a combustible chapter in Israeli-Palestinian relations in which violence flared around the globe.
—Adam Goldman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Combustible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combustible. Accessed 13 Jun. 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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