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in·cen·di·ar·y

Audio Help [in-sen-dee-er-ee] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.

–adjective

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.

4.	tending to inflame the senses: an incendiary extravaganza of music and dance.

–noun

5.	a person who deliberately sets fire to buildings or other property, as an arsonist.

6.	Military. a shell, bomb, or grenade containing napalm, thermite, or some other substance that burns with an intense heat.

7.	a person who stirs up strife, sedition, etc.; an agitator.

[Origin: 1600–10; < L incendiārius, equiv. to incendi(um) a fire (incend(ere) to kindle (in- in-² + -cendere, transit. v. from base of candére to shine, be hot; see candent, candid, candor) + -ium -ium) + -ārius -ary

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in·cen·di·ar·y Audio Help (ĭn-sěn'dē-ěr'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Causing or capable of causing fire.
2. Of or containing chemicals that produce intensely hot fire when exploded: an incendiary bomb.
3. Of or involving arson.
Tending to inflame; inflammatory: an incendiary speech.

n. pl. in·cen·di·ar·ies

An arsonist.
An incendiary device.
One who creates or stirs up factionalism or sedition; an agitator.

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

in·cen'di·a·rism (-ə-rĭz'əm) n.

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