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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › incendiaryIncendiary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   a. : igniting combustible materials spontaneously. b. : of, relating to, or being a weapon (such as a bomb) designed to start fires. 2. : tending to excite or inflame : inflammatory. incendiary speeches. 3. : of, relating to, or involving arson : arsonous.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › incendiaryINCENDIARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › incendiaryINCENDIARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   7 meanings: 1. of or relating to the illegal burning of property, goods, etc 2. tending to create strife, violence, etc;.... Click for more definitions.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › incendiaryINCENDIARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

6. 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.

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

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   1. used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs. 2. of or pertaining to the criminal setting on fire of property. 3. tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory: incendiary speeches. n. 4. a person who deliberately sets fire to property.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › incendiary_adjincendiary, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

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   What does the word incendiary mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word incendiary, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. incendiary has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (early 1600s) weaponry (1870s) Entry status.