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Incendiary

Incendiary Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Incendiary?
[n] a bomb that is designed to start fires
[n] a criminal who illegally sets fire to property [adj] capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs" [adj] arousing to action or rebellion [adj] involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary fire" Synonyms | Synonyms for Incendiary: arsonist | combustible | firebug | incendiary bomb | incitive | inflammatory | instigative | provocative | rabble-rousing | seditious Related Terms | Find terms related to Incendiary: agent provocateur | agitational | agitative | agitator | agitprop | arsonist | beast | beldam | berserk | berserker | bomber | brute | catalyst | demagogue | demon | devil | dragon | enkindling | exciter | fiend | fire worshiper | firebrand | firebug | fire-eater | fomenter | fomenting | fury | goon | gorilla | gunsel | hardnose | hellcat | hellhound | hellion | hell-raiser | holy terror | hood | hoodlum | hothead | hotspur | incentive | inciter | inciting | incitive | inflamer | inflaming | inflammative | inflammatory | instigating | instigative | instigator | killer | kindling | lighting | mad dog | madcap | Mafioso | mischief-maker | monster | mugger | provocateur | provoker | pyrolater | pyromaniac | pyrophile | rabble-rouser | rabble-rousing | rapist | revolutionary | ringleader | rouser | savage | seditionary | seditionist | she-wolf | spitfire | termagant | terror | terrorist | tiger | tigress | torch | tough | tough guy | troublemaker | ugly customer | urger | violent | virago | vixen | wild beast | witch | wolf | Young Turk See Also | barnburner | bomb | criminal | crook | felon | malefactor | outlaw Incendiary In Webster's Dictionary \In*cen"di*a*ry\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Incendiaries}.
[L. incendiarius: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to
inflame.]
1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or
other valuable or other valuable property.
2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes
quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter.
Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries.
--Bentley.
\In*cen"di*a*ry\, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to inflame.] 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime. 2. Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious. --Paley. {Incendiary shell}, a bombshell. See {Carcass}, 4. |
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