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Incendiary vs Instigative - What's the difference?

incendiary | instigative |

As adjectives the difference between incendiary and instigative

is that incendiary is capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire while instigative is tending to instigate.

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 .

    instigative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to instigate.
  • * James McCosh, The Method of the Divine Government
    • Some are Instigative , and others Arrestive.