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combustibly

adv

Etymology

From combustible + -ly.

  1. derived from comburo — “to burn up”
  2. derived from combustus
  3. derived from combust
  4. inherited from combust — “burnt”
  5. suffixed as combustible — “combust + ible”
  6. formed as combustibly — “combustible + -ly”

Definitions

  1. in a combustible manner

    • So it's not surprising that Terry McCabe's theatrically assured, combustibly comic staging is superior to Borealis Theatre's revival two months ago.
    • All at once holding his sides, he found a little breath and cried combustibly: "A can-can!"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA