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Incendiary Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Incendiary has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

2

a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

3

Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.

Adjective
1

involving deliberate burning of property

"an incendiary fire"

3

capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily

"an incendiary agent"

"incendiary bombs"

4

Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.

Example Sentences
"an incendiary fire" adjective
"an incendiary agent" adjective
"incendiary bombs" adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
criminal bomb
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
barnburner
Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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