incendiary
adjective
1. involving deliberate burning of property
- an incendiary fire
2. intentionally stirring up conflict, riot, rebellion.
Similar word(s): provocative, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, seditious
3. capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
- an incendiary agent
- incendiary bombs
Similar word(s): combustible
Sentences with incendiary as an adjective:
- Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out.
noun
1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
Similar word(s): arsonist, firebug
Definition categories: person, criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
2. a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
Similar word(s): firebomb
Definition categories: man–made, bomb