incendiary (redirected from incendiaries)

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 [in-send-ya-ree]

Adjective

1. (of bombs etc.) designed to cause fires

2. tending to create strife or violence

3. relating to the illegal burning of property or goods

Noun

pl -aries

1. a bomb that is designed to start fires

2. a person who illegally sets fire to property or goods [Latin incendere to kindle]

incendiarism n

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

Translations

incendiary [ɪnˈsɛndɪərɪ] adj → incendiario

n (bomb) → bomba incendiaria

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incendiary [ɪnˈsɛndɪərɪ] adj → incendiaire

n (= bomb) → bombe f incendiaire

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incendiary [ɪnˈsɛndɪərɪ] adj (bomb) → Brand-;

incendiary device → Brandsatz m

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incendiary [ɪnˈsɛndɪərɪ] adj → incendiario/a

n (bomb) → bomba incendiaria

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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 방화범 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