Inflammatory
1inflammatory — in·flam·ma·to·ry /in fla mə ˌtōr ē/ n: tending to cause anger, animosity, or indignation the use of an alias by a defendant is...almost always inflammatory F. D. Doucette ◇ Evidence, and esp. photographic evidence, may be deemed inadmissible if… …
2Inflammatory — In*flam ma*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. inflammatoire.] 1. Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications. Burke.… …
3inflammatory — [in flam′ə tôr΄ē] adj. [< L inflammatus, pp. of inflammare (see IN 1 & FLAME) + ORY] 1. rousing or likely to rouse excitement, anger, violence, rioting, etc. [an inflammatory speech] 2. Med. of, caused by, or characterized by inflammation …
4inflammatory — 1680s (n.), from L. inflammat , pp. stem of inflammare (see INFLAME (Cf. inflame)) + ORY (Cf. ory). As an adjective, tending to rouse passions or desires, 1711; from 1732 in pathology …
5inflammatory — *combustible, inflammable, flammable, incendiary Analogous words: inciting, instigating (see INCITE): stimulating, exciting (see PROVOKE): sensitive, susceptible (see LIABLE) …
6inflammatory — [adj] instigative, angering anarchic, demagogic, exciting, explosive, fiery, incendiary, incitive, inflaming, insurgent, intemperate, provocative, rabble rousing*, rabid, rebellious, revolutionary, riotous, seditionary, seditious; concepts… …
7inflammatory — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or causing inflammation. 2) arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings …
8inflammatory — [[t]ɪnflæ̱mətəri, AM tɔːri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you accuse someone of saying or doing inflammatory things, you mean that what they say or do is likely to make people react very angrily. ...nationalist policies that are too drastic… …
9inflammatory — in|flam|ma|to|ry [ınˈflæmətəri US to:ri] adj 1.) an inflammatory speech, piece of writing etc is likely to make people feel angry ▪ inflammatory remarks 2.) technical an inflammatory disease or medical condition causes inflammation ▪ inflammatory …
10inflammatory — adjective 1 an inflammatory speech, piece of writing etc is likely to make people feel angry: His inflammatory remarks about the homeless were seized on by the press. 2 technical an inflammatory disease, condition etc causes inflammation …
