in·cen·di·ary /ɪnˈsɛndiˌɛri; ˈsɛndəri, djə-/
(a.)放火的,煽動的,教唆的縱火犯人,煽動者,燃燒彈
In·cen·di·a·ry, a.
1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime.
2. Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious.
Incendiary device, a device designed to set a structure on fire; a firebomb.
Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4.
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In·cen·di·a·ry n.; pl. Incendiaries
1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property.
2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter.
Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries. --Bentley.
incendiary
adj 1: involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary
fire"
2: arousing to action or rebellion [syn: incitive, inflammatory,
instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious]
3: capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or
burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs"
n 1: a criminal who illegally sets fire to property [syn: arsonist,
firebug]
2: a bomb that is designed to start fires; are most effective
against flammable targets (such as fuel) [syn: incendiary
bomb, firebomb]