incendiary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
Of a damaging fire, intentionally caused rather than accidental.
Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.
Inflammatory, emotionally charged.

noun

Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
One who maliciously sets fires.
One who excites or inflames factions into quarrels.

Pronunciation

ĭnsĕn'dĭərē /ɪnˈsɛn.dɪ.əɹ.i/ /ɪnˈsɛn.djəɹ.i/ ĭnsĕn´dĭĕ'rē /ɪnˈsɛn.di.ɛɹ.i/ /ɪnˈsɛn.di.əɹ.i/ en-us-incendiary.ogg en-us-incendiary-2.ogg

Word forms

incendiary more incendiary most incendiary incendiaries

Etymology

From Middle English incendiarie, from Old French incendiaire, from Latin incendiārius (“setting alight”), from incendium (“destructive fire”), from incendō (“to set on fire, kindle”), from in- (“into, in, on, upon”) + candeō (“to be hot”).

Synonyms

arsonist agitator

Derived words

incendiarism incendiarist incendigel nonincendiary anti-incendiary

Translations

Bulgarian: подстрека́тел Bulgarian: подстрека́телка Finnish: palopuhuja Norwegian Bokmål: oppvigler Norwegian Bokmål: opprører Norwegian Bokmål: brannstifter Russian: подстрека́тель Russian: подстрека́тельница Serbo-Croatian: podstrekač

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