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flammable and inflammable

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schmeeges | 12:42 Thu 29th Aug 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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how can these mean the same thing ?
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infamous as well, can't forget infamous
At one time inflammable was used to describe a higher risk of bursting into flame than flammable. Nowadays they mean the same but "highly flammable" often appears on Hazard Warning Symbols.
Just for the sake of completeness, the opposite of inflammable and flammable is, of course, non-flammable.

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