INFLAMMABLY

Etymology

Adverb

inflammably (comparative more inflammably, superlative most inflammably)

In an inflammable manner.

Source: Wiktionary


In*flam"ma*bly, adv.

Definition: In an inflammable manner.

INFLAMMABLE

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



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