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Combustive vs Incendiary - What's the difference?

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Combustive is a related term of incendiary.


As adjectives the difference between combustive and incendiary

is that combustive is of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion while incendiary is capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.

As a noun incendiary is

something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.

combustive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion

    • incendiary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
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  • Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.
  • Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
    • Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out.

    Noun

    (incendiaries)
  • Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
    • The military used incendiaries to destroy the building. Fortunately, the fire didn't spread.
  • One who maliciously sets fires; an arsonist.
  • (figurative) One who excites or inflames factions into quarrels; an agitator.
  • * Bentley
    • Several cities drove them out as incendiaries .