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a. Causing or designed to cause fires: an incendiary device.
b. Of or containing chemicals that produce intensely hot fire when exploded: an incendiary bomb.
c. Intentionally started or set: an incendiary fire.
2. Tending to arouse strong emotion or conflict; inflammatory: an incendiary speech.
3. Causing a strong burning sensation in the mouth; very hot: incendiary wasabi.
n. pl. in·cen·di·ar·ies
1. An incendiary bomb, bullet, or device.
2. A person who intentionally starts a fire with the purpose of causing damage or injury.
3. One who creates or stirs up conflict; an agitator.
[Middle English, from Latin incendiārius, from incendium, fire, from incendere, to set on fire; see incense1.]
in·cen′di·a·rism (-ə-rĭz′əm) n.
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1. (Law) the act or practice of illegal burning; arson
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp formerly) the creation of civil strife or violence for political reasons
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in•cen•di•a•rism(ɪnˈsɛn di əˌrɪz əm)
1. the act or practice of an arsonist.
2. inflammatory behavior; agitation.
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the deliberate destruction of property by fire; arson. — incendiary, n., adj.See also: Fire
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|Noun||1.||incendiarism - malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising"|
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