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comparative more flammable, superlative most flammable
Capable of burning, especially a liquid. examples
Easily set on fire. examples
Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion. examples
(figurative) Very likely to cause fighting or controversy; extremely contentious. quotations examples
In considering the possible commitment of U.S. forces to South Vietnam , the Joint Chiefs of Staff have reviewed the overall critical situation in Southeast Asia with particular emphasis upon the present highly flammable situation in South Vietnam.
1971, United States. Department of Defense, United States-Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967, page 42
They could stuff their ears with cotton, but they could not, after all, fight such flammable ideas ( at least not in the public squares where Attucks's war whoops could still be heard ).
2002, Gregory Toledo, The Hanging of Old Brown, page 27
With her play Diamond Lil, she discovered a way to sneak her flammable subject matter past the censors.
2004, Elizabeth Prioleau, Seductress: Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love
King's words touch on a higher law of leadership, that the solution to a sensitive and highly contentious and even flammable situation often lies in doing the opposite of what is expected and even perceived as normal or 'natural'.
2015, Adriaan Groenewald, Seamless Leadership: A passion to perform in South Africa
Evelyn realized that Adam's flammable words and angry eyes were only the form of his untold pain, holding the strongest words of his heart, unspoken.
2021, Esra Gultakin, In the Shallows: Awaken Your Mind
plural flammables
Any flammable substance. examples