Incendiary

  • 11incendiary — adj *combustible, inflammable, flammable, inflammatory …

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  • 12Incendiary — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Blown Apart Originaltitel Incendiary Produktion …

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  • 13incendiary — in|cen|di|a|ry1 [ınˈsendiəri US dieri] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : 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… …

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  • 14incendiary — [[t]ɪnse̱ndiəri, AM eri[/t]] incendiaries 1) ADJ: ADJ n Incendiary weapons or attacks are ones that cause large fires. Five incendiary devices were found in her house. ...incendiary attacks on shops. 2) N COUNT An incendiary is an incendiary bomb …

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  • 15incendiary — I UK [ɪnˈsendɪərɪ] / US [ɪnˈsendɪˌerɪ] adjective 1) designed for the purpose of causing a fire an incendiary device/bomb 2) likely to cause anger or violence incendiary statements II UK [ɪnˈsendɪərɪ] / US [ɪnˈsendɪˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word… …

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  • 16incendiary — I. noun (plural aries) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin incendiarius, from incendium conflagration, from incendere Date: 15th century 1. a. a person who commits arson ; arsonist b. an incendiary agent (as a bomb) 2. a person who excites… …

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  • 17incendiary — /in sen dee er ee/, adj., n., pl. incendiaries. adj. 1. used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs. 2. of or pertaining to the criminal setting on fire of property. 3. tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory:… …

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  • 18incendiary — 1. adjective 1) an incendiary bomb Syn: combustible, flammable, inflammable 2) an incendiary speech Syn: inflammatory, rabble rousing, provocative, seditious, subversive; contentious, controversial 2 …

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  • 19incendiary — in|cen|di|ar|y1 [ ın sendi,eri ] adjective 1. ) designed for the purpose of causing a fire: an incendiary device/bomb 2. ) likely to cause anger or violence: INFLAMMATORY: incendiary statements in|cen|di|ar|y2 [ ın sendi,eri ] noun count a bomb… …

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  • 20incendiary — Any chemical agent designed to cause combustion, used especially as a filling for certain bombs, shells, bullets, or the like. Also short for incendiary bomb or incendiary shell. See also napalm …

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