Inflammable vs Incendiary - What's the difference?
inflammable | incendiary | Related terms |
Capable of burning; easily set on fire.
(figuratively) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
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, chapter=1 Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.
Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
One who maliciously sets fires; an arsonist.
(figurative) One who excites or inflames factions into quarrels; an agitator.
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Inflammable is a related term of incendiary.
As adjectives the difference between inflammable and incendiary
is that inflammable is capable of burning; easily set on fire 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.inflammable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* (term) can be misinterpreted as an antonym of (flammable) and so taken to have the opposite meaning to that intended. Where such confusion might arise, especially where this may be a safety hazard, one may prefer to use (flammable) or another synonym.Synonyms
* (capable of burning) combustible, flammable * (easily excited) hot-headed, quick to angerAntonyms
* (incapable of burning) fireproof, incombustible, non-flammable * (easily excited) level-headed, unflappable,External links
* * English contranyms ----incendiary
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,
- Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out.
Noun
(incendiaries)- The military used incendiaries to destroy the building. Fortunately, the fire didn't spread.
- Several cities drove them out as incendiaries .