Inflammatory vs Inflamed - What's the difference?
inflammatory | inflamed |
Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.
Causing or caused by inflammation.
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Resulting from or affected by inflammation.
Appearing to be in flames; as if made of fire.
(inflame)
As adjectives the difference between inflammatory and inflamed
is that inflammatory is tending to inflame or provoke somebody while inflamed is resulting from or affected by inflammation.As a noun inflammatory
is any material that causes inflammation.As a verb inflamed is
past tense of inflame.inflammatory
English
Adjective
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