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

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   adjective. 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. 5.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINCENDIARY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   INCENDIARY definition: designed to cause a fire: . Learn more.

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   1. : a person who excites factions, quarrels, or sedition : agitator. 2. a. : a substance or weapon (such as a bomb) used to start fires. b. : a person who commits arson : arsonist. Synonyms. Adjective. inflammatory.

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   serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy. noun. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property. synonyms: arsonist, firebug. see more. noun. a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) synonyms: firebomb, incendiary bomb. see more.

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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.

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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.