Incendiary
WordNet
adjective
(1) Capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
"An incendiary agent"
"Incendiary bombs"
(2) Arousing to action or rebellion
(3) Involving deliberate burning of property
"An incendiary fire"
noun
(4) A bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
(5) A criminal who illegally sets fire to property
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Etymology
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Adjective
- Capable of causing fire.
- Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
- Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
- Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out.
Noun
- Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
- The military used incendiaries to destroy the building, fortunately the fire didn't spread.