"incendiary" in the noun sense
1. arsonist, incendiary, firebug
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
2. incendiary bomb, incendiary, firebomb
a bomb that is designed to start fires is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
"incendiary" in the adjective sense
1. incendiary
involving deliberate burning of property
"an incendiary fire"
2. incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious
arousing to action or rebellion
3. incendiary
capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
"an incendiary agent"
"incendiary bombs"
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