tindery

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English

Etymology

From tinder +‎ -y.

Adjective

tindery (comparative more tindery, superlative most tindery)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of tinder.
    • 2007 July 4, Adam Nossiter, “Drought Saps the Southeast, and Its Farmers”, in New York Times:
      In the browning corn fields here, the light breeze makes a tindery noise as it rustles the dry stalks.
  2. Quick to anger; irascible.