1. very dry and easily set on fire

Examples

• The tindery grass caught fire immediately when the spark landed on it.
• After weeks without rain, the forest floor was tindery and dangerous.
• The old wooden barn was tindery from years of drought.
• Campers were warned about the tindery conditions in the national park.
• The tindery leaves crackled underfoot as we walked through the woods.
• Fire officials banned campfires due to tindery vegetation throughout the area.