incendiary
Meaning of incendiary
noun
- Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
The military used incendiaries to destroy the building. Fortunately, the fire didn't spread.
- One who maliciously sets fires.
- One who excites or inflames factions into quarrels.
- Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
- Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.
- Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out.
Information about incendiary
- The plural form of incendiary is: incendiaries.
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Hyphenation of incendiary
in-cen-di-ary
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- incendiary is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
incendiary synonyms
Meaning burning:
Meaning incitive:
incitive, inflammatory, instigative, seditious
Meaning arsonist:
Meaning incendiary bomb:
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Translation of incendiary
- Italian: incendiario, infiammabile, istigatore, sedizioso
- Spanish: incendiario, incendiaria, agitador, instigador, inductor, sedicioso
- French: incendiaire
- Portuguese: incendiário
- German: brandstiftend, entflammbar, entzündlich, aufwiegelnd, aufhetzend
Words that rhyme with incendiary
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