alight vs inflammable

alight

adj
  • Burning, lit, on fire. 

  • Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid. 

  • Aglow with activity or emotion. 

  • Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light. 

adv
  • Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame. 

verb
  • Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon. 

  • Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop. 

  • Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest. 

inflammable

adj
  • Capable of burning; easily set on fire. 

  • Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. 

  • Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed. 

noun
  • Any inflammable substance. 

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