What does "combustible" mean?
Combustible: Ea Arnold was a combustible character. W. Irving.
Additional senses
- 2.A substance that may bee 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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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