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- Dictionaryincendiary/ɪnˈsɛndɪəri/
adjective
- 1. (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires: "incendiary bombs" Similar
- 2. tending to stir up conflict: "incendiary rhetoric" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an incendiary bomb or device: "the Holy City was blasted by incendiaries" Similar
- 2. a person who starts fires: "he was an English incendiary, responsible for the burning of three French battleships" Similar
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Incendiary definition: Tending to arouse strong emotion or conflict; inflammatory.
INCENDIARY meaning: 1. designed to cause fires: 2. likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger: 3. designed…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of incendiary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a person who illegally sets fire to property, goods, etc; arsonist. (esp formerly) a person who stirs up civil strife, violence, etc, for political reasons; agitator. Also calledincendiary bomb a bomb that is designed to start fires. an incendiary substance, such as phosphorus. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of incendiary 1.
incendiary meaning, definition, what is incendiary: designed to cause a fire: Learn more.
