tindery

[ tin-duh-ree ]

adjective

1. resembling tinder; highly inflammable or inflammatory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tindery¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive