| 单词 |
combustious |
| 释义 |
† comˈbustious, a. Obs. [f. combustion: see -ous.] 1. In combustion, burning.
1622J. Taylor (Water P.) To Honour of O'Toole Wks. (1630) ii. 17/2 The burning mouth of the combustious cannon. 1632Lithgow Trav. ix. 386 Combustious ætna. 1829W. Irving Conq. Granada lxxxi. (1850) 434 All kinds of combustious explosions. 2. Combustible.
1592Shakes. Ven. & Ad. 1162 As drie combustious matter is to fire. 3. Raging, tumultuous, turbulent, stormy.
1594Hooker Eccl. Pol. iv. xiv. §6 Mutuall combustious [so edd. 1597, 1632; ed. 1622 reads combustions] bloudsheads and wastes. 1600–12Rowlands Four Knaves (Percy Soc.) 105 Chimnies tops orethrown In..this fierce combustious weather. 1632Lithgow Trav. ii. 77 Dangerous and combustious seas. 1658Cleveland Rustic Ramp. Wks. (1687) 395 Upon the Confusion of the combustious Flaming in such Variety of Places. |

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