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incendiary
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to the deliberate and illegal burning of property or goods.
    2. Said of a substance: capable of catching fire and burning readily.
      Thesaurus: combustible, flammable, inflammable; Antonym: nonflammable.
    3. Causing, or likely to cause, trouble or violence. See also inflammatory.
      Thesaurus: inciting, provocative, inflammatory, arousing, controversial; Antonym: calming, bland.
noun incendiaries
    1. Someone who deliberately and illegally sets fire to buildings or property; an arsonist.
      Thesaurus: arsonist, pyromaniac, firebug.
    2. A device containing a highly inflammable substance, designed to burst into flames on striking its target.
      Form: incendiary bomb (also)
    3. Someone who stirs up trouble or violence.
      Thesaurus: agitator, insurgent, revolutionary, rabble-rouser.
Derivative: incendiarism
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin incendiarius, from incendere to kindle or set on fire.



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