tindery

adj — 2 senses

tindery

adj

Etymology From tinder + -y.

1

Resembling or characteristic of tinder.

In the browning corn fields here, the light breeze makes a tindery noise as it rustles the dry stalks.2007 July 4, Adam Nossiter, “Drought Saps the Southeast, and Its Farmers”, in New York Times:

2

Quick to anger; irascible.

Synonyms: tinderish

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