incendiary

in·cen·di·ar·y  (n-snd-r)

adj.

1.

a. Causing or capable of causing fire.

b. Of or containing chemicals that produce intensely hot fire when exploded: an incendiary bomb.

c. Of or involving arson.

2. Tending to inflame; inflammatory: an incendiary speech.

n. pl. in·cen·di·ar·ies

1. An arsonist.

2. An incendiary device.

3. One who creates or stirs up factionalism or sedition; an agitator.

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[Middle English, from Latin incendirius, from incendium, fire, from incendere, to set on fire; see incense¹.]

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in·cendi·a·rism (--rzm) n.

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incendiary [ɪnˈsɛndɪərɪ]

adj

1. (Law) of or relating to the illegal burning of property, goods, etc.

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) tending to create strife, violence, etc.; inflammatory

3. (Chemistry) (of a substance) capable of catching fire, causing fires, or burning readily

n pl -aries

1. (Law) a person who illegally sets fire to property, goods, etc.; arsonist

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp formerly) a person who stirs up civil strife, violence, etc., for political reasons; agitator

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) Also called incendiary bomb a bomb that is designed to start fires

4. (Chemistry) an incendiary substance, such as phosphorus

[from Latin incendiārius setting alight, from incendium fire, from incendere to kindle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incendiary - a criminal who illegally sets fire to property arsonist, firebug barnburner - someone who burns down a barn criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	2.	incendiary - a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) firebomb, incendiary bomb bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
Adj.	1.	incendiary - involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary fire"
	2.	incendiary - arousing to action or rebellion incitive, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious, inflammatory provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
	3.	incendiary - capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs" combustible - capable of igniting and burning

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incendiary

adjective inflammatory, provocative, subversive, seditious, rabble-rousing, dissentious making incendiary remarks

Translations

incendiary [ɪnˈsendɪərɪ]

A. ADJ [bomb, device, speech] → incendiario

B. N

1. (= bomb) → bomba f incendiaria

2. (= arsonist) → incendiario/a m/f, pirómano/a m/f

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incendiary [ɪnˈsɛndiəri]

adj [bomb] → incendiaire

n (= bomb) → bombe f incendiaire
incendiary device n → dispositif m incendiaire

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incendiary

adj

(lit) → Brand-; incendiary attack → Brandanschlag m; incendiary bomb → Brandbombe f

(fig) speech → aufwiegelnd, aufhetzend

n

(= bomb) → Brandbombe f

(= person) (lit) → Brandstifter(in) m(f); (fig) → Aufrührer(in) m(f), → Unruhestifter(in) m(f)

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incendiary [ɪnˈsɛndɪərɪ]

1. adj → incendiario/a

2. n (bomb) → ordigno incendiario

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incendiary

adj incendiary [inˈsendiəri]

used for setting (a building etc) on fire an incendiary bomb. brandbom قُنْبُلَه مُحْرِقَه запалителна бомба zápalná bomba brandbombe die Brandbombe εμπρηστική βόμβα bomba incendiaria, artefacto incendiario süütepomm بمب آتشزا palopommi bombe/engin incendiaire פִצצַת תַבעֵרָה अग्निबम zapaljiva bomba gyújtóbomba bom bakar íkveikjusprengja bomba incendiaria 焼夷弾 소이탄 padegamoji bomba degbumba bom pembakar brandbom brannbombe bomba zapalająca incendiário bombă (incendiară) зажигательная бомба zápalná bomba zažigalna bomba zapaljiv brandbomb ผู้วางระเบิด yangın bombası 燃燒彈 запалювальна речовина; запалювальна бомба آتش فروز بم bom gây nổ 燃烧弹

n – plural inˈcendiaries –

1 a person who sets fire to buildings etc unlawfully. brandstigter حارِق مُتَعَمَّد подпалвач žhář, -ka brandstifter der Brandstifter εμπρηστής incendiario, pirómano süütaja فرد آتش افروز tuhopolttaja incendiaire מַצִית בָּזדוֹן आगलगाऊ, दाहक palikuća gyújtogató pembakar brennuvargur incendiario 放火犯 방화자 padegėjas ļaunprātīgs dedzinātājs pembakar brandstichter brannstifter, pyroman podpalacz incendiário incen­diator поджигатель podpaľač požigalec piroman mordbrännare, pyroman ผู้วางเพลิง kundakçı 縱火者 палій آگ لگانے والا شخص người đốt cháy 纵火者

2 an incendiary bomb. brandbom قُنْبُلَه مُحْرِقَه запалителна бомба zápalná bomba brandbombe die Brandbombe εμπρηστική βόμβα bomba incendiaria, artefacto incendiario süütepomm بمب آتشزا palopommi bombe/engin incendiaire פִצצַת תַבעֵרָה अग्निबम zapaljiva bomba gyújtóbomba bom bakar íkveikjusprengja bomba incendiaria 焼夷弾 소이탄 padegamoji bomba degbumba bom pembakar brandbom brannbombe bomba zapalająca incendiário bombă (incendiară) зажигательная бомба zápalná bomba zažigalna bomba zapaljiv brandbomb ผู้วางระเบิด yangın bombası 燃燒彈 запалювальна речовина; запалювальна бомба آتش فروز بم bom gây nổ 燃烧弹