tindery
[ tin-duh-ree ]
adjective
resembling tinder; highly inflammable or inflammatory.
Origin of tindery
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How to use tindery in a sentence
Flying embers clattered upon the tindery roof, and in a moment the whole top of the long structure was ablaze.
The Wilderness Trail | Frank WilliamsAbove the spiteful crackling of the tindery buildings, out of the thinning dark, came a clear, eager neigh!
The Plow-Woman | Eleanor GatesWith grandiloquent gesture he raised another of the tindery fragments and ignited it from the first.
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