Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deflagatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-fla-ga-to-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to rapidly burnable materials, or to a process of rapid combustion.

Example Sentences

"This deflagatory reaction created sufficient pressure to propel a projectile out of a tube with enough speed to kill or injure an opposing combatant."

Inflected Forms

more deflagatory (comparative) most deflagatory (superlative)

Questions

What does deflagatory mean?: Of or pertaining to rapidly burnable materials, or to a process of rapid combustion.

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