flammable, inflammable
(adjective) easily ignited
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inflammable (comparative more inflammable, superlative most inflammable)
Capable of burning; easily set on fire.
(figuratively) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
• Inflammable can be misinterpreted as an antonym of flammable and so taken to have the opposite meaning to that intended. Where such confusion might arise, especially where this may be a safety hazard, one may prefer to use flammable or another synonym.
• (capable of burning): combustible, flammable
• (easily excited): hot-headed, quick to anger
• (capable of burning): fireproof, incombustible, non-flammable
• (easily excited): level-headed, unflappable,
inflammable (plural inflammables)
Any inflammable substance.
Source: Wiktionary
In*flam"ma*ble, a. Etym: [CF. F. inflammable.]
1. Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits.
2. Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper. Inflammable air, the old chemical name for hydrogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 October 2024
(adjective) lacking eyes or eyelike features; “eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves”; “an eyeless needle”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
