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

incendiary [ɪnˈsɛndɪərɪ] adj → incendiaire

n (= bomb) → bombe f incendiaire

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

incendiary device → Brandsatz m

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.brandbomقُنْبُلَه مُحْرِقَهзапалителна бомбаzápalná bombabrandbombedie Brandbombeεμπρηστική βόμβαbomba incendiaria, artefacto incendiariosüütepommبمب آتشزاpalopommibombe/engin incendiaireפִצצַת תַבעֵרָהअग्निबमzapaljiva bombagyújtóbombabom bakaríkveikjusprengjabomba incendiaria焼夷弾소이탄padegamoji bombadegbumbabom pembakarbrandbombrannbombebomba zapalającaincendiáriobombă (incendiară)зажигательная бомбаzápalná bombazažigalna bombazapaljivbrandbombผู้วางระเบิดyangın bombası燃燒彈запалювальна речовина; запалювальна бомбаآتش فروز بمbom gây nổ燃烧弹

n – plural inˈcendiaries –

1 a person who sets fire to buildings etc unlawfully. brandstigterحارِق مُتَعَمَّدподпалвачžhář, -kabrandstifterder Brandstifterεμπρηστήςincendiario, pirómanosüütajaفرد آتش افروزtuhopolttajaincendiaireמַצִית בָּזדוֹןआगलगाऊ, दाहकpalikućagyújtogatópembakarbrennuvargurincendiario放火犯방화범padegėjasļaunprātīgs dedzinātājspembakarbrandstichterbrannstifter, pyromanpodpalaczincendiárioincen­diatorподжигательpodpaľačpožigalecpiromanmordbrännare, pyromanผู้วางเพลิงkundakçı縱火者палійآگ لگانے والا شخصngười đốt cháy纵火者

2 an incendiary bomb. brandbomقُنْبُلَه مُحْرِقَهзапалителна бомбаzápalná bombabrandbombedie Brandbombeεμπρηστική βόμβαbomba incendiaria, artefacto incendiariosüütepommبمب آتشزاpalopommibombe/engin incendiaireפִצצַת תַבעֵרָהअग्निबमzapaljiva bombagyújtóbombabom bakaríkveikjusprengjabomba incendiaria焼夷弾소이탄padegamoji bombadegbumbabom pembakarbrandbombrannbombebomba zapalającaincendiáriobombă (incendiară)зажигательная бомбаzápalná bombazažigalna bombazapaljivbrandbombผู้วางระเบิดyangın bombası燃燒彈запалювальна речовина; запалювальна бомбаآتش فروز بمbom gây nổ燃烧弹