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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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

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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]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
incendiary [inˈsendiəri] adjective

used for setting (a building etc) on fire
Example: an incendiary bomb

Arabic:	حارِق، مُشْعِل
Chinese (Simplified):	燃烧的
Chinese (Traditional):	燃燒的
Czech:	zápalný
Danish:	brandbombe; brand-
Dutch:	brand-
Estonian:	süüte-
Finnish:	palo-
French:	incendiaire
German:	Feuer-…
Greek:	εμπρηστικός
Hungarian:	gyújtó(bomba)
Icelandic:	íkveikju-
Indonesian:	pembakaran
Italian:	incendiario

Japanese:	放火の
Korean:	불을 내는, 태우는
Latvian:	aizdedzinošs
Lithuanian:	padegamasis
Norwegian:	brann-, tenn-
Polish:	zapalający
Portuguese (Brazil):	incendiário
Portuguese (Portugal):	incendiário
Romanian:	incendiar
Russian:	зажигательный
Slovak:	zápalný
Slovenian:	zažigalen
Spanish:	incendiario
Swedish:	brand-, mordbrands-
Turkish:	yangın çıkaran

incendiary1 [inˈsendiəri] noun

a person who sets fire to buildings etc unlawfully

Arabic:	حارِق مُتَعَمَّد
Chinese (Simplified):	纵火者
Chinese (Traditional):	縱火者
Czech:	žhář, -ka
Danish:	brandstifter
Dutch:	brandstichter
Estonian:	süütaja
Finnish:	tuhopolttaja
French:	incendiaire
German:	der Brandstifter
Hungarian:	gyújtogató
Icelandic:	brennuvargur
Indonesian:	pembakar
Italian:	incendiario
Japanese:	放火犯

Korean:	방화범
Latvian:	ļaunprātīgs dedzinātājs
Lithuanian:	padegėjas
Norwegian:	brannstifter, pyroman
Polish:	podpalacz
Portuguese (Brazil):	incendiário
Portuguese (Portugal):	incendiário
Romanian:	incendiator
Russian:	поджигатель
Slovak:	podpaľač
Slovenian:	požigalec
Spanish:	incendiario, pirómano
Swedish:	mordbrännare, pyroman
Turkish:	kundakçı

incendiary2 [inˈsendiəri] noun

an incendiary bomb

Arabic:	قُنْبُلَه مُحْرِقَه
Chinese (Simplified):	燃烧弹
Chinese (Traditional):	燃燒彈
Czech:	zápalná bomba
Danish:	brandbombe
Dutch:	brandbom
Estonian:	süütepomm
Finnish:	palopommi
French:	bombe, *engin incendiaire
German:	die Brandbombe
Hungarian:	gyújtóbomba
Icelandic:	íkveikjusprengja
Indonesian:	bom bakar
Italian:	bomba incendiaria*
Japanese:	焼夷弾

Korean:	소이탄
Latvian:	degbumba
Lithuanian:	padegamoji bomba
Norwegian:	brannbombe
Polish:	bomba zapalająca
Portuguese (Brazil):	bomba incendiária
Portuguese (Portugal):	incendiário
Romanian:	bombă (incendiară)
Russian:	зажигательная бомба
Slovak:	zápalná bomba
Slovenian:	zažigalna bomba
Spanish:	bomba incendiaria, artefacto incendiario
Swedish:	brandbomb
Turkish:	yangın bombası

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Incendiary

In*cen"di*a*rism\, n. [From Incendiary.] The act or practice of maliciously setting fires; arson.

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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.

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