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How to pronounce incendiary in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms arsonist, firebug
Type of outlaw, criminal, crook, felon, malefactor
Has types barnburner
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Synonyms firebomb, incendiary bomb
Type of bomb
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Synonyms incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious
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an incendiary agent.
incendiary bombs.
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an incendiary fire.

Examples of incendiary

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Lurking within the suit's supporting material was a political incendiary device.
From the chron.com
It is Mr Chavez's habit to alternate incendiary talk with conciliatory gestures.
From the economist.com
Dorworth has been an incendiary figure during his five years in the Legislature.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Watts's incendiary performance leaves screen husband Roth firmly in the shadows.
From the metro.co.uk
Even as the flames are doused, other less incendiary protests are proliferating.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
Or at least an incendiary backstage row in the great old Fleet Street tradition?
From the guardian.co.uk
Her statements are sometimes debatable, occasionally incendiary, always quotable.
From the cnn.com
Unfortunately, the insights are often obscured by purposely incendiary charges.
From the usatoday.com
While following Jerry, Sam was unaware he hid an incendiary device in the clinic.
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More examples
  • Arsonist: a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
  • Involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary fire"
  • Arousing to action or rebellion
  • Incendiary bomb: a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
  • Capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs"
  • Incendiary is a 2008 British drama film portraying the aftermath of a terrorist attack at a football match. It is directed by Sharon Maguire and stars Michelle Williams, Ewan McGregor, and Matthew Macfadyen. ...
  • Incendiary is a novel by British writer Chris Cleave. When it was first published in the summer of 2005, it garnered international headlines for the eerie similarity of its plot to the 7 July 2005 London bombings in England carried out on the same day it was published. ...
  • (Incendiaries) Incendiary weapons, Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus.
  • Malicious setting on fire or preparing, providing and setting the means for fire to start.