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