noun
- A criminal who illegally sets fire to property.
- A bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel.
- synonyms: incendiary bomb, firebomb
adjective
- Involving deliberate burning of property.
- usage: "an incendiary fire"
- Arousing to action or rebellion.
- synonyms: incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious
- Capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily.
- usage: "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs"
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