INCENDIARY Definition & Meaning

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incendiary

[ in-sen-dee-er-ee ]

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adjective

used or adapted for setting property on fire:
incendiary bombs.
of or relating to the criminal setting on fire of property.
tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory:
incendiary speeches.
tending to inflame the senses:
an incendiary extravaganza of music and dance.

noun

plural incendiaries.

a person who deliberately sets fire to buildings or other property, as an arsonist.
Military. a shell, bomb, or grenade containing napalm, thermite, or some other substance that burns with an intense heat.
a person who stirs up strife, sedition, etc.; an agitator.

incendiary

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adjective

of or relating to the illegal burning of property, goods, etc
tending to create strife, violence, etc; inflammatory
(of a substance) capable of catching fire, causing fires, or burning readily

noun

a person who illegally sets fire to property, goods, etc; arsonist
(esp formerly) a person who stirs up civil strife, violence, etc, for political reasons; agitator
Also calledincendiary bomb a bomb that is designed to start fires
an incendiary substance, such as phosphorus

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of incendiary¹

1600–10; < Latin ��Գ��Ի徱��ܲ�, equivalent to incendi ( um ) a fire ( incend ( ere ) to kindle ( in- in- ² + -cendere, transitive v. from base of ��Ի�ŧ�� to shine, be hot; candent, candid, candor ) + -ium -ium ) + -��ܲ� -ary

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of incendiary¹

C17: from Latin ��Գ��Ի徱��ܲ� setting alight, from incendium fire, from incendere to kindle

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He warned against the "incendiary rhetoric and tactics we are seeing in the United States", where Elon Musk has pledged to take a "chainsaw" to the federal government and drastically cut the workforce.

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As Trump continues to double down on his incendiary suggestion, Hamas may be wondering whether it's worth engaging in phase two of the ceasefire talks.

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The account connected to Mr Elez - first reported by the Wall Street Journal - posted a variety of incendiary comments which were verified as authentic by the BBC.

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Deepening the controversy was the sudden resurfacing of several old social media posts from Gascón expressing incendiary views on Muslims, George Floyd and diversity.

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Start with the most incendiary stuff to get sympathy and make people think, “Oh yeah, this actually had a very dangerous outcome.”

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