fireworthy

adj — 3 senses

fireworthy

adj

Etymology From fire + -worthy.

1

Of a firearms Worthy or capable of firing; able to be fired; combustible.

In re-adjusting it a second time the stock was not in perfect apposition, and the wiseacre, whose business it was to render the weapon fireworthy, observing this defect, sought to remedy it by striking the butt end sharply upon the ground.1845, New York Journal of Medicine and the Collateral Sciences:

2

Capable of preventing or surviving a fire.

The investigator concluded that the vehicle was not sufficiently fireworthy. Still another expert concluded that the vehicle was not crashworthy, a design defect.2003, George A. Peters, Barbara J. Peters, Automotive Vehicle Safety, page 19:

3

Worthy of being fired (from a job); fireable.

Workplace or employment

I can see no such difference and thus conclude—since Creed, Michael, and Jan are all equally blameworthy for a fire-worthy incident—they should all be fired.2011, J. Jeremy Wisnewski, The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life:

Derived terms: fireworthiness

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