incendiary

incendiary
in·cen·di·ary

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  • Incendiary — Données clés Titre original Incendiary Réalisation Sharon Maguire Scénario Sharon Maguire d’après le roman de Chris Cleave Acteurs principaux Ewan McGregor Michelle Williams Matthew Macfadyen …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Incendiary — In*cen di*a*ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Incendiary — Incendiary, meaning capable of causing fire , may refer to: * Incendiary device, designed to cause fires * Incendiary (novel), by Chris Cleave * Incendiary (film), by Sharon MaguireSee also arson …   Wikipedia

  • Incendiary — Solicita una imagen para este artículo. Título Incendiary Ficha técnica …   Wikipedia Español

  • incendiary — I adjective agitative, anarchistic, harmful, immoderate, inciting, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, intemperate, nihilistic, pernicious, poisonous, revolutionary, unbridled II index disorderly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • incendiary — [in sen′dē er΄ē; ] also [, in sen′dē ər ē] adj. [L incendiarius, setting on fire, an incendiary < incendium, a fire < incendere: see INCENSE1] 1. having to do with the willful destruction of property by fire 2. causing or designed to cause… …   English World dictionary

  • incendiary — [adj] causing trouble, damage dangerous, demagogic, dissentious, inflammatory, malevolent, provocative, rabble rousing*, seditious, subversive, treacherous, wicked; concepts 537,570 Ant. peacemaking incendiary [n] person who causes fire, trouble… …   New thesaurus

  • incendiary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a bomb or other device) designed to cause fires. 2) tending to stir up conflict or controversy. ► NOUN (pl. incendiaries) ▪ an incendiary device. DERIVATIVES incendiarism noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • Incendiary — In*cen di*a*ry (?; 277), n.; pl. {Incendiaries}. [L. incendiarius: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incendiary — (n.) person who sets malicious fires, c.1400; (adj.) capable of being used to set fires, mid 15c., from L. incendiarius causing a fire, from incendium conflagration, from incendere set on fire, figuratively, incite, rouse, enrage, from in into,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • incendiary — adj *combustible, inflammable, flammable, inflammatory …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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