1. in a manner that catches fire easily or burns readily
Usage: technical; often confused with ‘flammably’

Examples

• The dry wood burned inflammably in the fireplace.
• Paper stored inflammably near the heater posed a safety risk.
• The chemical reacted inflammably when exposed to heat.
• Materials that burn inflammably require special storage precautions.
• The fabric was treated to prevent it from burning inflammably.
• Old newspapers stacked inflammably created a fire hazard.