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incendiary
(/I/n's/E/nd/i/,/E/r/i/ )

adjective (a)

  • involving deliberate burning of property(adj.pert)
    Example:
    An incendiary fire.
    source: wordnet30
  • Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a criminal who illegally sets fire to property(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    arsonist, firebug
    source: wordnet30
  • a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    firebomb, incendiary bomb
    source: wordnet30
  • Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • arousing to action or rebellion(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious
    source: wordnet30
  • capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily(adj.all)
    Example:
    An incendiary agent.
    Incendiary bombs.
    source: wordnet30
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