tindery

English

Etymology

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^[1]:

     In the browning corn fields here, the light breeze makes a tindery noise as it rustles the dry stalks.

2. Quick to anger; irascible.