adjective
- able to catch fire and burn easily
- easily excited or angered; volatile
Usage: figurative
noun
- a substance that can burn
Usage: usually plural
Examples
- Store combustible materials away from heat sources.
- Paper and wood are highly combustible substances.
- The warehouse contained various combustibles like gasoline and paint.
- His combustible temper often got him into trouble.
- The political situation became increasingly combustible.
- Firefighters removed all combustibles from the area.
- Dry leaves are extremely combustible in hot weather.