Vocabulary
Combustible
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
able to catch fire and burn easily.
Urdu meaning
آتش گیر، احتراق، اشتعال پذیر
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- While the worst may be over, peace remains elusive in what is described as one of the world`s most combustible regions.
- Indian leaders in their hubris seem to forget the perils of military escalation in a highly combustible environment.
- It is an extremely combustible situation and any American or Israel military action against Iran can trigger a wider conflagration.
- Even a slight miscalculation in such combustible conditions could lead to immense devastation.
- In this highly combustible environment, when the Supreme Court resumes work next month, there are bound to be fireworks.
Synonyms
inflammable, flammable, incendiary, explosive, burnable
Curator example
“a combustible gas”
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