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| 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. |
| 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. |
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[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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incendiary
"person who sets malicious fires" (n.), 1606; "concerning malicious fires" (adj.), 1611, from L. incendiarius (n.), from incendium "conflagration," from incendere "set on fire," from in- "in" + *candere "to set alight, cause to glow," related to candere "to shine" (see candle). Fig. sense of "enflaming passions" (adj.) is from 1614. Military use, of bombs, shells, etc., attested from 1871. The obsolete verb incend is attested from 1502.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| incendiary | |
adjective | |
| 1. | involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary fire" |
| 2. | arousing to action or rebellion |
| 3. | capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs" |
noun | |
| 1. | a criminal who illegally sets fire to property [syn: arsonist] |
| 2. | a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) [syn: incendiary bomb] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
incendiary [inˈsendiəri] adjective
used for setting (a building etc) on fire
Example: an incendiary bomb
incendiary1 [inˈsendiəri] nounExample: an incendiary bomb
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a person who sets fire to buildings etc unlawfully
incendiary2 [inˈsendiəri] noun
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an incendiary bomb
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Incendiary
In*cen"di*a*rism\, n. [From Incendiary.] The act or practice of maliciously setting fires; arson.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Incendiary
In*cen"di*a*ry\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Incendiaries. [L. incendiarius: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property. 2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter. Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries. --Bentley.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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