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inflammatory
[ in-flam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
- tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.:
inflammatory speeches.
Synonyms: provocative, incendiary, fiery
- Pathology. of or caused by inflammation.
inflammatory
/ ɪnˈflæmətərɪ; -trɪ /
adjective
- characterized by or caused by inflammation
- tending to arouse violence, strong emotion, etc
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Derived Forms
- inˈflammatorily, adverb
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Other Words From
- in·flamma·tori·ly adverb
- nonin·flamma·tory adjective
- subin·flamma·tory adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inflammatory1
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Example Sentences
Klaus espouses inflammatory views on a variety of subjects, some of which Cato happily embraced.
Apparently the succinic acid in the beads has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Potentially inflammatory data points notwithstanding, the study presents otherwise unsurprising information.
He has amassed an enormous back catalog of inflammatory comments on matters ranging from women to the “demonic” movie Avatar.
Instead, Carson tends to alternate between inflammatory arguments and threadbare truisms.
All inflammatory and suppurative diseases cause leukocytosis, except when slight or well walled off.
On the 2d day the incisions were inflamed and there was a pale inflammatory stain around them.
The Girondists had recently been called in the journals and inflammatory speeches of their adversaries the Rolandists.
Inflammatory, obstructive, and membranous dysmenorrhoea are commonly made worse by marriage.
Meetings were held in various quarters, and demagogues addressed the assembled multitudes in the most inflammatory language.
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