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Meaning of 'incendiary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incendiary [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime.
- Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious.
2 . Incendiary [ n.]
- Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property.
- A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter.

Meaning of 'incendiary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incendiary [ a]
Meaning (1):
- involving deliberate burning of property
Example in sentence:
  • an incendiary fire
2 . incendiary [ s]
Meaning (2):
- capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
Example in sentence:
  • an incendiary agent;
  • incendiary bombs

Nearby Words:

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