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Incendiary vs Ignitable - What's the difference?

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Incendiary is a related term of ignitable.


As adjectives the difference between incendiary and ignitable

is that incendiary is capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire while ignitable is capable of being ignited; able to burn.

As a noun incendiary

is something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.

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 .

    ignitable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being ignited; able to burn.

    • Antonyms

    * unignitable, nonignitable