Dictionary Definition
incendiary adj
1 involving deliberate burning of property; "an
incendiary fire"
2 arousing to action or rebellion [syn: incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing,
seditious]
3 capable of catching fire spontaneously or
causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent";
"incendiary bombs"
Noun
2 a bomb that is designed to start fires; are
most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) [syn:
incendiary
bomb, firebomb]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- (RP): ĭnsĕn'dĭərē, /ɪnˈsɛndɪəri/, /In"sEndI@ri/
- (US): ĭnsĕn´dĭĕ'rē, /ɪnˈsɛndɪˌɛri/, /In"sEndI%Eri/
Adjective
- Capable of causing fire.
- Informality,
emotionally charged.
- Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out.
Translations
Capable of causing fire
- Chinese: 放火的
- French: incendiaire
- Italian: incendiario
Inflammatory, emotionally charged
Noun
- Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
- The military used incendiaries to destroy the building, fortunately the fire didn't spread.
Extensive Definition
Incendiary, meaning "capable of causing fire",
may refer to:
- Incendiary device, designed to cause fires
- Incendiary (novel), by Chris Cleave
- Incendiary (film), by Sharon Maguire
See also arson
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Mafioso, Young Turk, agent
provocateur, agitational, agitative, agitator, agitprop, arsonist, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bomber, brute, catalyst, demagogue, demon, devil, dragon, enkindling, exciter, fiend, fire worshiper, fire-eater,
firebrand, firebug, fomenter, fomenting, fury, goon, gorilla, gunsel, hardnose, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, incentive, inciter, inciting, incitive, inflamer, inflaming, inflammative, inflammatory, instigating, instigative, instigator, killer, kindling, lighting, mad dog, madcap, mischief-maker, monster, mugger, provocateur, provoker, pyrolater, pyromaniac, pyrophile, rabble-rouser,
rabble-rousing, rapist,
revolutionary,
ringleader, rouser, savage, seditionary, seditionist, she-wolf,
spitfire, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, torch, tough, tough guy, troublemaker, ugly
customer, urger, violent, virago, vixen, wild beast, witch, wolf