INCENDIARY


Meaning of INCENDIARY in English

I. in ‧ cen ‧ di ‧ a ‧ ry 1 /ɪnˈsendiəri $ -dieri/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: incendiarius , from incendium 'fire' ]

1 . [only before noun] designed to cause a fire

incendiary bomb/device

The explosion seems to have been caused by an incendiary device.

2 . an incendiary speech, piece of writing etc is intended to make people angry:

a hip-hop album with incendiary lyrics

II. incendiary 2 BrE AmE noun ( plural incendiaries ) [countable]

a bomb designed to cause a fire

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