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incendiary

1. in.cen.di.ary \in-'sen-de--.er-e-\ n [L incendiarius, fr. incendium 
   conflagration, fr. incendere] 1a: a person who deliberately sets fire to a 
   building or other property  1b: an incendiary agent (as a bomb)  2: a 
   person who excites factions, quarrels, or sedition : AGITATOR 
2. incendiary aj 1: of, relating to, or involving a deliberate burning of 
   property  2: tending to excite or inflame : INFLAMMATORY  3a: igniting 
   combustible materials spontaneously  3b: relating to, being, or involving 
   the use of a missile containing chemi cals that ignite on bursting or on 
   contact