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   incendiary

   /ɪnˈsɛndɪəri/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires: "incendiary bombs" Similar combustibleflammableinflammablefire-producingfire-raising
   • 2. tending to stir up conflict: "incendiary rhetoric" Similar inflammatoryrabble-rousingprovocativeagitationalseditioussubversiverevolutionaryinsurrectionaryinsurrectionistarousingstirringcontentiouscontroversialOpposite conciliatory
   • ▪ very exciting: "an incendiary live performer"

   noun

   • 1. an incendiary bomb or device: "the Holy City was blasted by incendiaries" Similar explosivebombincendiary device
   • 2. a person who starts fires: "he was an English incendiary, responsible for the burning of three French battleships" Similar arsonistfire-bomberfiresetterpyromaniacfire-raiserinformal:firebugpyrotorch
   • ▪ a person who stirs up conflict: "every bard was regarded as an incendiary" Similar agitatordemagoguerabble-rouserfirebrandtroublemakerrevolutionaryrevolutionistinsurgentsubversiveinstigatorincitersoapbox oratoragent provocateurinformal:tub-thumperstirrer

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin incendiarius, from incendium ‘conflagration’, from incendere ‘set fire to’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. incendiarism noun

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   INCENDIARY definition: 1. designed to cause fires: 2. likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger: 3. designed…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INCENDIARY is igniting combustible materials spontaneously. How to use incendiary in a sentence.

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   INCENDIARY meaning: 1. designed to cause fires: 2. likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger: 3. designed…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › incendiaryIncendiary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Incendiary means more than flammable. It means explosive, in both a literal and figurative way. If you're a radical who changes the world by exciting people and makes as many enemies as followers, you're an incendiary figure. The speeches you give that rile people up are incendiary.

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   adjective. of or relating to the illegal burning of property, goods, etc. tending to create strife, violence, etc; inflammatory. (of a substance) capable of catching fire, causing fires, or burning readily.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCENDIARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. of or relating to the illegal burning of property, goods, etc. 2. tending to create strife, violence, etc; inflammatory. 3. (of a substance) capable of catching fire, causing fires, or burning readily. noun Word forms: plural -aries. 4. a person who illegally sets fire to property, goods, etc; arsonist.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › incendiaryIncendiary - definition of incendiary by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. a. Causing or designed to cause fires: an incendiary device. b. Of or containing chemicals that produce intensely hot fire when exploded: an incendiary bomb. c. Intentionally started or set: an incendiary fire. 2. Tending to arouse strong emotion or conflict; inflammatory: an incendiary speech. 3.