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in⋅flam⋅ma⋅to⋅ry

  [in-flam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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–adjective
1. tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
2. Pathology. of or caused by inflammation.
Origin:
1725–35; < L inflammāt(us) (see inflammation ) + -ory 1

Related forms:
in⋅flam⋅ma⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. fiery, incendiary, provocative.
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in·flam·ma·to·ry   (ĭn-flām'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  
  1. Arousing passion or strong emotion, especially anger, belligerence, or desire.
  2. Characterized or caused by inflammation.
in·flam'ma·to'ri·ly adv.
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Inflammatory

In*flam"ma*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. inflammatoire.]

1. Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.

2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications. --Burke.

3. (Med.) Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease.

Inflammatory crust. (Med.) Same as Buffy coat, under Buffy.

Inflammatory fever, a variety of fever due to inflammation.
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Main Entry: in·flam·ma·to·ry
Pronunciation: in-'fla-m&-"tOr-E
Function: noun
: tending to cause anger, animosity, or indignation inflammatory —Federal Reporter D. Doucette>
NOTE: Evidence, and esp. photographic evidence, may be deemed inadmissible if its inflammatory nature seriously outweighs its probative value or relevance. The mere fact that evidence is graphic or gruesome, however, is not enough to render it inadmissible.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: in·flam·ma·to·ry
Pronunciation: in-'flam-&-"tOr-E, -"tor-
Function: adjective
: accompanied by or tending tocause inflammation <inflammatory diseases>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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inflammatory in·flam·ma·to·ry (ĭn-flām'ə-tôr'ē)
adj.
Characterized or caused by inflammation.

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