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NOUN (2)

1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property;
[syn: arsonist, incendiary, firebug]

2. a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel);
[syn: incendiary bomb, incendiary, firebomb]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. involving deliberate burning of property;
- Example: "an incendiary fire"

2. arousing to action or rebellion;
[syn: incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious]

3. capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily;
- Example: "an incendiary agent"
- Example: "incendiary bombs"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incendiary \In*cen"di*a*ry\, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious. --Paley. [1913 Webster] Incendiary device, a device designed to set a structure on fire; a firebomb. Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incendiary \In*cen"di*a*ry\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Incendiaries. [L. incendiarius: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property. [1913 Webster] 2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter. [1913 Webster] Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

incendiary adj 1: involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary fire" 2: arousing to action or rebellion [syn: incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious] 3: capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs" n 1: a criminal who illegally sets fire to property [syn: arsonist, incendiary, firebug] 2: a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) [syn: incendiary bomb, incendiary, firebomb]