fireableadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪərəbl/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪrəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s– fireable, 1900s– firable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fire v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < fire v.¹ + -able suffix.

†1. That can be set on fire; combustible, flammable. Obsolete.

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] > going on fire > inflammable

ardent1471

inflammable1605

touchy1629

accendible1630

ignitable1646

fiery1657

fireable1662

flagrable1669

deflagrablea1691

flammable1813

pyrotechnic1837

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 137 If Iron be not throughout its whole Body fireable [L. ignibile], but a Coal altogether fireable.

1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. iv. 27 A naked fire propagates a fire in a fireable [L. cremabili] matter by mere contact.

1704 R. Lambert Answer Vindic. Marriage i. 17 As if I should call a Fire, the Conjunction of things Fireable; by which we have no New notion of the thing Describ'd.

1857 Irish Lit. Gaz. 3 Oct. 159/2 Metallic arsenic is of a greyish colour and very fireable.

1865 W. H. Patten-Saunders Black & Gold iii. 43 On examination the roof was found to be of stone, therefore not fireable.

1900 Times (Weekly ed.) 3 Aug. (Suppl.) p. iii/4 American coal, in consequence of being very firable, is not screened out.

1911 Illustr. London News 5 Aug. 250 A previous turn or two is given to charge the cylinders with fireable gas.

2. Of a weapon: that can be fired.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective]

fireable1813

1813 Rep. Proc. Oyer & Terminer for York 185 They..asked him if it [sc. a gun] was fireable, and he told them it was fireable.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 26 May 4/2 The Don Juan de Austria had only two fireable guns.

1960 Financial Times 22 Sept. 13 The missile is fireable in any direction.

2006 E. E. Hueske Pract. Anal. & Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents v. 98 It is then necessary to repair the weapon or replace the parts in order to render it fireable.

3. Designating an offence that, if committed, could result in the perpetrator being dismissed from his or her job.

ΚΠ

1972 N.Y. Times 24 Sept. e6 He was willing to take lessons to alter his speech..but film studio executives said it would be a fireable offense.

2002 C. Hiaasen Basket Case i. 6 She suspects I am dialing up porn off the Internet, which would be a fireable offense.

2012 Winnipeg Free Press 9 Mar. c4/1 Publically criticizing your employer and sending out sexually-explicit pictures are fireable offences within most workplaces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fireable
释义	fireableadj. Brit. /ˈfʌɪərəbl/, U.S. /ˈfaɪrəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s– fireable, 1900s– firable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fire v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < fire v.¹ + -able suffix. †1. That can be set on fire; combustible, flammable. Obsolete. 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] > going on fire > inflammable ardent1471 inflammable1605 touchy1629 accendible1630 ignitable1646 fiery1657 fireable1662 flagrable1669 deflagrablea1691 flammable1813 pyrotechnic1837 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 137 If Iron be not throughout its whole Body fireable [L. ignibile], but a Coal altogether fireable. 1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. iv. 27 A naked fire propagates a fire in a fireable [L. cremabili] matter by mere contact. 1704 R. Lambert Answer Vindic. Marriage i. 17 As if I should call a Fire, the Conjunction of things Fireable; by which we have no New notion of the thing Describ'd. 1857 Irish Lit. Gaz. 3 Oct. 159/2 Metallic arsenic is of a greyish colour and very fireable. 1865 W. H. Patten-Saunders Black & Gold iii. 43 On examination the roof was found to be of stone, therefore not fireable. 1900 Times (Weekly ed.) 3 Aug. (Suppl.) p. iii/4 American coal, in consequence of being very firable, is not screened out. 1911 Illustr. London News 5 Aug. 250 A previous turn or two is given to charge the cylinders with fireable gas. 2. Of a weapon: that can be fired. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] fireable1813 1813 Rep. Proc. Oyer & Terminer for York 185 They..asked him if it [sc. a gun] was fireable, and he told them it was fireable. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 26 May 4/2 The Don Juan de Austria had only two fireable guns. 1960 Financial Times 22 Sept. 13 The missile is fireable in any direction. 2006 E. E. Hueske Pract. Anal. & Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents v. 98 It is then necessary to repair the weapon or replace the parts in order to render it fireable. 3. Designating an offence that, if committed, could result in the perpetrator being dismissed from his or her job. ΚΠ 1972 N.Y. Times 24 Sept. e6 He was willing to take lessons to alter his speech..but film studio executives said it would be a fireable offense. 2002 C. Hiaasen Basket Case i. 6 She suspects I am dialing up porn off the Internet, which would be a fireable offense. 2012 Winnipeg Free Press 9 Mar. c4/1 Publically criticizing your employer and sending out sexually-explicit pictures are fireable offences within most workplaces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1662
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