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- DictionaryIn·cen·di·ar·y/inˈsendēˌerē/
adjective
- 1. (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires: "incendiary grenades"
noun
- 1. an incendiary bomb or device.
a. : igniting combustible materials spontaneously. b. : of, relating to, or being a weapon (such as a bomb) designed to start fires. 2. : tending to excite or inflame : inflammatory. incendiary speeches. 3. : of, relating to, or involving arson : arsonous.
INCENDIARY definition: 1. designed to cause fires: 2. likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger: 3. designed…. Learn more.
Incendiary definition: used or adapted for setting property on fire. See examples of INCENDIARY used in a sentence.
INCENDIARY meaning: 1. designed to cause fires: 2. likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger: 3. designed…. Learn more.
Incendiary means more than flammable. It means explosive, in both a literal and figurative way. If you're a radical who changes the world by exciting people and makes as many enemies as followers, you're an incendiary figure. The speeches you give that rile people up are incendiary.
1. used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs. 2. of or pertaining to the criminal setting on fire of property. 3. tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory: incendiary speeches. n. 4. a person who deliberately sets fire to property.
incendiary in American English. (ɪnˈsɛndiˌɛri ; also, ɪnˈsɛndiəri ) adjective. 1. having to do with the willful destruction of property by fire. 2. causing or designed to cause fires, as certain substances, bombs, etc. 3. willfully stirring up strife, riot, rebellion, etc.
Definition of incendiary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
designed to cause a fire: an incendiary bomb / device. (Definition of incendiary from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Incendiary definition: Tending to arouse strong emotion or conflict; inflammatory.
