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flameable

flameable adjective: capable of, or suitable for, being flamed.

Adjective

flameable (comparative more flameable, superlative most flameable)

  1. (Internet) Capable of, or suitable for, being flamed.
    • Is advertising web hosting a flameable offence in this new group?2000 April 25, Ken Hobbs, “Web hosting...a flameable offence?”, in macromedia.fireworks (Usenet)

Forms of flameable

comparativemore flameable
superlativemost flameable

Origin of flameable

From flame + -able.

Questions about flameable

What does flameable mean?
Flameable means capable of, or suitable for, being flamed.
What part of speech is flameable?
Flameable is an adjective.

Words near flameable in the dictionary

  1. flame-proofing
  2. flame-proofs
  3. flame-retardant
  4. flame-retardants
  5. flame-thrower
  6. flameable
  7. flameage
  8. flameback
  9. flamebacks
  10. flamebait
  11. flamecrest

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