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incendiary

[in-sen-dee-er-ee]

adjective

  1. used or adapted for setting property on fire.

    incendiary bombs.

  2. of or relating to the criminal setting on fire of property.

  3. tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory.

    incendiary speeches.

  4. tending to inflame the senses.

    an incendiary extravaganza of music and dance.



noun

plural

incendiaries 
  1. a person who deliberately sets fire to buildings or other property, as an arsonist.

  2. Military.a shell, bomb, or grenade containing napalm, thermite, or some other substance that burns with an intense heat.

  3. a person who stirs up strife, sedition, etc.; an agitator.

incendiary

/ ɪˈɛԻɪəɪ /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who illegally sets fire to property, goods, etc; arsonist

  2. (esp formerly) a person who stirs up civil strife, violence, etc, for political reasons; agitator

  3. Also called: incendiary bomb.a bomb that is designed to start fires

  4. an incendiary substance, such as phosphorus

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incendiary1

1600–10; < Latin ԳԻ徱ܲ, equivalent to incendi ( um ) a fire ( incend ( ere ) to kindle ( in- in- 2 + -cendere, transitive v. from base of Իŧ to shine, be hot; candent, candid, candor ) + -ium -ium ) + -ary
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incendiary1

C17: from Latin ԳԻ徱ܲ setting alight, from incendium fire, from incendere to kindle
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“The way the president, that Homeland secretary, the secretary of Defense, the White House press spokesman are talking is incendiary and reckless,” Schake said.

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Demonstrators blocked the 101 Freeway, set self-driving cars ablaze and hurled incendiary devices — and, in some cases, chunks of concrete — at law enforcement officers.

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The president knew the deployment would be incendiary, and that was the point: Goad L.A. into setting itself on fire.

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The FBI called it a suspected terror attack and said the suspect had used a makeshift flamethrower, Molotov cocktails and other incendiary devices.

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Twelve people were injured in Colorado on Sunday when a man attacked a group gathering in support of Israeli hostages, throwing two incendiary devices and using a makeshift flamethrower.

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