combustibleadj.n.

/kəmˈbʌstɪb(ə)l/

Etymology: < French combustible, < late Latin combūstibilis , < combūst- , participial stem of combūrĕre ; see combure v.

A. adj.

1. Capable of being burnt or consumed by fire, fit for burning, burnable.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > a combustible substance > [adjective]

combustible1529

consumable1574

combustious1593

fire-fit1595

burnable1611

touchy1629

exustible1633

piceous1646

fireable1662

flagrable1669

deflagrablea1691

displosive1712

empyreal1780

flammable1813

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > able to be burnt or combustible

combustible1529

consumable1574

combustious1593

fire-fit1595

adustible1611

burnable1611

exustible1633

piceous1646

ustorious1725

empyreal1780

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes iv, in Wks. 264/1 The fire can..burne al combustible thinges that it may towch.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §19. 26 Multitudes of faggots, or other combustible fuell.

1666 S. Pepys Diary 2 Sept. (1972) VII. 269 Everything, after so long a drougth, proving combustible.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 345 Stubble, and such like combustible matter.

1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru II. iv. i. 94 Orgoñez..set fire to the combustible roof of the building.

2. figurative. Easily kindled to violence or passion; excitable; inflammable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [adjective]

tickle1534

gunpowder1598

agitable1603

activable1606

thatched1606

excitable1609

powdery1611

incensible1614

hot-bloodeda1616

warm-headed1690

combustible1698

fermentable1731

intoxicablea1734

tindery1753

inflammable1800

pattypan1858

gunpowdery1868

gunpowderous1870

erethic1888

arousable1890

hyper1942

1698 W. Chilcot Pract. Treat. Evil Thoughts iv. 82 The mind of man is combustible; the thoughts of his heart are meer tinder to the sparks of..a lewd fancy.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 33 This distemper was so universal, the least spark still meeting with combustible matter enough to make a flame.

1754 D. Hume Hist. Great Brit. I. 426 The commons, aware of what combustible materials the army was composed.

1867 F. Parkman Jesuits in N. Amer. xiii. 153 It was to the combustible hearts of female recluses that the torch was most busily applied.

†3. Burning, fiery. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective]

quickeOE

burningc1000

swealinga1023

tinded1297

alightc1400

flamed1413

alive1571

comburent1599

combustious1622

combustible1632

conflagrant1656

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 391 This last and least fire [of Etna], runne downe in a combustible flood.

B. n.

a. A combustible substance or matter.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > a combustible substance > [noun]

combustible1688

burnable1825

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > combustibility > a combustible substance

combustible1688

burnable1825

1688 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. IV. 113 Eight or nine barrels of combustibles.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. vi. 198 Pitch, tar, and other combustibles.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 80 All our ordinary combustibles—such as coal, wood, oil, etc.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1813 Sir R. Wilson in Life II. 475 Metternich works up the combustibles in Switzerland for a spring explosion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	combustible
释义	combustibleadj.n. /kəmˈbʌstɪb(ə)l/ Etymology: < French combustible, < late Latin combūstibilis , < combūst- , participial stem of combūrĕre ; see combure v. A. adj. 1. Capable of being burnt or consumed by fire, fit for burning, burnable. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > a combustible substance > [adjective] combustible1529 consumable1574 combustious1593 fire-fit1595 burnable1611 touchy1629 exustible1633 piceous1646 fireable1662 flagrable1669 deflagrablea1691 displosive1712 empyreal1780 flammable1813 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > able to be burnt or combustible combustible1529 consumable1574 combustious1593 fire-fit1595 adustible1611 burnable1611 exustible1633 piceous1646 ustorious1725 empyreal1780 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes iv, in Wks. 264/1 The fire can..burne al combustible thinges that it may towch. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §19. 26 Multitudes of faggots, or other combustible fuell. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 2 Sept. (1972) VII. 269 Everything, after so long a drougth, proving combustible. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 345 Stubble, and such like combustible matter. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru II. iv. i. 94 Orgoñez..set fire to the combustible roof of the building. 2. figurative. Easily kindled to violence or passion; excitable; inflammable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [adjective] tickle1534 gunpowder1598 agitable1603 activable1606 thatched1606 excitable1609 powdery1611 incensible1614 hot-bloodeda1616 warm-headed1690 combustible1698 fermentable1731 intoxicablea1734 tindery1753 inflammable1800 pattypan1858 gunpowdery1868 gunpowderous1870 erethic1888 arousable1890 hyper1942 1698 W. Chilcot Pract. Treat. Evil Thoughts iv. 82 The mind of man is combustible; the thoughts of his heart are meer tinder to the sparks of..a lewd fancy. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 33 This distemper was so universal, the least spark still meeting with combustible matter enough to make a flame. 1754 D. Hume Hist. Great Brit. I. 426 The commons, aware of what combustible materials the army was composed. 1867 F. Parkman Jesuits in N. Amer. xiii. 153 It was to the combustible hearts of female recluses that the torch was most busily applied. †3. Burning, fiery. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] quickeOE burningc1000 swealinga1023 tinded1297 alightc1400 flamed1413 alive1571 comburent1599 combustious1622 combustible1632 conflagrant1656 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 391 This last and least fire [of Etna], runne downe in a combustible flood. B. n. a. A combustible substance or matter. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > a combustible substance > [noun] combustible1688 burnable1825 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > combustibility > a combustible substance combustible1688 burnable1825 1688 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. IV. 113 Eight or nine barrels of combustibles. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. vi. 198 Pitch, tar, and other combustibles. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 80 All our ordinary combustibles—such as coal, wood, oil, etc. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1813 Sir R. Wilson in Life II. 475 Metternich works up the combustibles in Switzerland for a spring explosion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.1529
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