inflammable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   easily set on fire; flammable

   Keep inflammable liquids away from sparks and open flames.

2. 2
   adj

   easily excited, angered, or provoked

   His inflammable temper turned a minor disagreement into a shouting match.

From Middle French inflammable and Medieval Latin inflammabilis, from Latin inflammare ("to set on fire"). Here in- belongs to the verb inflame and does not mean "not"; inflammable therefore means the same as flammable, not its opposite.

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