long-burning

adjective

Which burns faster than comparable objects.

Opposite
slow-burning
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Meanings

adjectivelong-burning (comparative more long-burning, superlative most 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. idiomaticuncommonEmerging or unfolding quickly or rapidly.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMade of material not designed to resist fire.

Opposite
slow-burning

Origin

From long + burning.

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APA

long-burning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-burning

MLA

“long-burning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-burning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-burning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-burning.

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