combustible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
    combustible material.
  2. adjective capable of igniting and burning

WordNet

Com*bus"ti*ble adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. combustble.
Definitions
  1. Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.
    Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter. South.
  2. Eaily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
    Arnold was a combustible character. W. Irving.
Com*bus"ti*ble noun
Definitions
  1. A substance that may bee set on fire, or which is liable to take fire and burn.
    All such combustibles as are cheap enough for common use go under the name of fuel. Ure.

Webster 1913