combustibly

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adverb

in a combustible manner

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adverbcombustibly (comparative more combustibly, superlative most combustibly)

comparative more combustibly · superlative most combustibly

  1. in a combustible manner

    All at once holding his sides, he found a little breath and cried combustibly: "A can-can!"

    1913, Owen Johnson, Murder in Any Degree
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    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

Origin

Translations

Polish palnie
  • palniein a combustible manner
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APA

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Chicago

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