inflammable

Etymology

From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). Equivalent to inflame + -able.

adj

  1. Capable of burning; easily set on fire.
  2. (figurative) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
  3. (nonstandard) Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire.

noun

  1. Any inflammable substance.

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