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long-burning

long-burning adjective: which burns faster than comparable objects.

Adjective

long-burning (comparative more long-burning, superlative most long-burning)

  1. Which burns faster than comparable objects.
  2. Made of material not designed to resist fire.
    Antonyms:
    slow-burning
  3. (idiomatic, uncommon) Emerging or unfolding quickly or rapidly.

Antonyms of long-burning

Forms of long-burning

comparativemore long-burning
superlativemost long-burning

Origin of long-burning

From long + burning.

Questions about long-burning

What does long-burning mean?
Long-burning means which burns faster than comparable objects.
What part of speech is long-burning?
Long-burning is an adjective.

Words near long-burning in the dictionary

  1. long-billed curlew
  2. long-billed dowitcher
  3. long-billed dowitchers
  4. long-billed marsh wren
  5. long-bonneted
  6. long-burning
  7. long-chain
  8. long-coat
  9. long-coats
  10. long-crested jay
  11. long-crested jays

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