| ADJECTIVE | pert | incendiary | involving deliberate burning of property |
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| all | incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious | arousing to action or rebellion | |
| all | incendiary | capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily | |
| NOUN | person | incendiary, arsonist, firebug | a criminal who illegally sets fire to property |
| artifact | incendiary, incendiary bomb, firebomb | a bomb that is designed to start fires |
| Sounds | ihnseh'ndiyehriy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | Involving deliberate burning of property. | |
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| Example | "an incendiary fire" | |
| Spanish | incendiario | |
| Nouns | arson | malicious burning to destroy property |
| Meaning | Arousing to action or rebellion. | |
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| Synonyms | incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious | |
| Broader | provocative | Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| Spanish | incendiario, instigador, sedicioso | |
| Catalan | incendiari | |
| Meaning | capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | combustible | capable of igniting and burning |
| Spanish | incendiario | |
| Catalan | incendiari | |
| Meaning | A criminal who illegally sets fire to property. | |
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| Synonyms | arsonist, firebug | |
| Narrower | barnburner | someone who burns down a barn |
| Broader | criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
| Spanish | incendiaria, incendiario, pirómano, quemador | |
| Catalan | incendiari, piròman | |
| Meaning | A bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel). | |
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| Synonyms | incendiary bomb, firebomb | |
| Broader | bomb | An explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions |
| Spanish | bomba incendiaria | |
| Catalan | incendiari | |
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