incendiary
adjective/ɪnˈsendiəri/
/ɪnˈsendieri/
[only before noun]- designed to cause fires
- an incendiary device/bomb/attack
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- (formal) causing strong feelings or violence synonym inflammatory
- incendiary remarks
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin incendiarius, from incendium ‘conflagration’, from incendere ‘set fire to’.
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