˜yÐÄvlog

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tindery

[ tin-duh-ree ]

adjective

  1. resembling tinder; highly inflammable or inflammatory.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tindery1

First recorded in 1745–55; tinder + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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Bolts of lightning connecting with tindery dry brush have made for a destructive combination, particulary when erratic winds are introduced.

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Ike had carelessly thrown the match with which he had lighted his cigarette into the midst of the dry, tindery excelsior.

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There was plenty of wood near by, and thinking anxiously of the damp matches I looked about for dry tindery grass so that any spark would give a start for the fire.

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Indeed, the leak came at a tindery time for U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East.

So quickly did they devour tindery old boards and plaster and dry bales of official papers, that by noon all that was left of the 46-year-old building was smoking rubble.

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