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combustibly

combustibly adverb: in a combustible manner.

Adverb

combustibly (comparative more combustibly, superlative most combustibly)

  1. in a combustible manner
    • So it's not surprising that Terry McCabe's theatrically assured, combustibly comic staging is superior to Borealis Theatre's revival two months ago.2003 November 28, Lawrence Bommer, “The Play's the Thing”, in Chicago Reader
    • All at once holding his sides, he found a little breath and cried combustibly: "A can-can!"1913, Owen Johnson, Murder in Any Degree

Forms of combustibly

comparativemore combustibly
superlativemost combustibly

Origin of combustibly

From combustible + -ly.

Questions about combustibly

What does combustibly mean?
Combustibly means in a combustible manner.
What part of speech is combustibly?
Combustibly is an adverb.

Words near combustibly in the dictionary

  1. combustibilities
  2. combustibility
  3. combustible
  4. combustibleness
  5. combustibles
  6. combustibly
  7. combusting
  8. combustion
  9. combustion chamber
  10. combustion chambers
  11. combustion engine

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