tindery

adjective

tin·​dery

ˈtind(ə)rē,

-ri

: resembling tinder : highly inflammable or inflammatory

covered with dry, tindery sea moss

—Herman Melville

described the … drought with a tindery phrase capable of kindling this page

—National Geographic

ahead in the tindery future

—Time

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