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Dictionary: in·cen·di·ar·y   (ĭn-sĕn'dē-ĕr'ē) pronunciation
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.
  1. Tending to inflame; inflammatory: an incendiary speech.
n., pl., -ies.
  1. An arsonist.
  2. An incendiary device.
  3. 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.]

incendiarism in·cen'di·a·rism (-ə-rĭz'əm) n.

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Antonyms: incendiary
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adj

Definition: causing trouble, damage
Antonyms: peacemaking

adj

Definition: troublesome
Antonyms: conciliatory


Law Dictionary: Incendiary
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Arsonist; one who maliciously and willfully sets property on fire; also, an object or thing capable of starting and sustaining a fire; e.g., an "incendiary device."

Wikipedia: Incendiary
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Incendiary means "capable of causing fire". It may also refer to:


Translations: Incendiary
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - brandfarlig, ophidsende, oprørsk
n. - brandstifter, pyroman, agitator

Nederlands (Dutch)
brandbom, brandstichter, opruier, brandgevaarlijk, brandstichtend, opruiend

Français (French)
adj. - (lit, fig) incendiaire
n. - agitateur, (fig) incendiaire, bombe incendiaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Brandbombe, Brandstifter, Aufrührer
adj. - Brand-, aufwieglerisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποκινητής, δημεγέρτης, εμπρηστική ύλη
adj. - εμπρηστικός

Italiano (Italian)
bomba incendiaria, incendiario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) incendiária, bomba (f) ou artefato (m) incendiário, agitador (m)
adj. - incendiário

Русский (Russian)
подстрекатель, подстрекающий, зажигательный, подстрекательский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - incendiario
n. - bomba incendiaria, pirómano, agitador, incendiario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mordbrännare, pyroman, agitator
adj. - mordbrands-, brand-, uppviglande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
放火的, 教唆的, 煽动的, 纵火犯人, 燃烧弹, 煽动者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 放火的, 教唆的, 煽動的
n. - 縱火犯人, 燃燒彈, 煽動者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 방화의, 선동적인, 불타기 쉬운
n. - 방화범, 선동자, 소이탄

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 火災を起こす, 放火の, 扇動的な
n. - 焼夷弾, 放火犯人, 扇動者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المثير للفتن, الإحراقي (صفه) مهيج, مثير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבעיר, שולח אש, מעורר אלימות‬
n. - ‮פצצת תבערה‬


 
 

 

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