'Incendiary' definitions:
Definition of 'incendiary'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary fire"
adjective
Arousing to action or rebellion [syn: incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious]
adjective
Capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs"
noun
noun
A bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) [syn: incendiary bomb, incendiary, firebomb]
Definition of 'Incendiary'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Incendiary'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'incendiary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agent provocateur,
- agitational,
- agitative,
- agitator,
- agitprop,
- arsonist,
- beast,
- beldam,
- berserk,
- berserker,
- bomber,
- brute,
- catalyst,
- demagogue,
- demon,
- devil,
- dragon,
- enkindling,
- exciter,
- fiend,
- fire worshiper,
- fire-eater,
- firebrand,
- firebug,
- fomenter,
- fomenting,
- fury,
- goon,
- gorilla,
- gunsel,
- hardnose,
- hell-raiser,
- hellcat,
- hellhound,
- hellion,
- holy terror,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hothead,
- hotspur,
- incentive,
- inciter,
- inciting,
- incitive,
- inflamer,
- inflaming,
- inflammative,
- inflammatory,
- instigating,
- instigative,
- instigator,
- killer,
- kindling,
- lighting,
- mad dog,
- madcap,
- Mafioso,
- mischief-maker,
- monster,
- mugger,
- provocateur,
- provoker,
- pyrolater,
- pyromaniac,
- pyrophile,
- rabble-rouser,
- rabble-rousing,
- rapist,
- revolutionary,
- ringleader,
- rouser,
- savage,
- seditionary,
- seditionist,
- she-wolf,
- spitfire,
- termagant,
- terror,
- terrorist,
- tiger,
- tigress,
- torch,
- tough,
- tough guy,
- troublemaker,
- ugly customer,
- urger,
- violent,
- virago,
- vixen,
- wild beast,
- witch,
- wolf,
- Young Turk