Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - incendiary
Incendiary
incendiary
adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a substance or device, esp. a bomb) designed to cause fires. 2 a of or relating to the malicious setting on fire of property. b guilty of this. 3 tending to stir up strife; inflammatory. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 an incendiary bomb or device. 2 an incendiary person. Derivatives incendiarism n. Etymology: ME f. L incendiarius f. incendium conflagration f. incendere incens- set fire to
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I. noun (plural -aries) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin incendiarius, from incendium conflagration, from incendere Date: 15th century 1. a person who commits arson ; arsonist, an ~ agent (as a bomb), a person who excites factions, quarrels, or sedition ; agitator, II. adjective Date: 15th century of, relating to, or involving arson ; arsonous, tending to excite or inflame ; inflammatory , 3. igniting combustible materials spontaneously, of, relating to, or being a weapon (as a bomb) designed to start fires, extremely hot ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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