incendiary

/ɪnˈsɛndiˌɛri/
adjective
  1. Designed to cause fires.
    • Firefighters trained to handle incendiary bombs during the war.
    • The army used incendiary devices to destroy enemy supplies.
    • The warehouse was set ablaze by an incendiary attack.
  2. Tending to stir up conflict or strong emotions; inflammatory.
    • She posted an incendiary comment that started a heated online debate.
    • His incendiary speech angered many people in the audience.
    • The article was criticized for its incendiary language about immigrants.
noun
  1. A bomb or device designed to start a fire.
    • The police defused an incendiary before it could explode.
    • During the air raid, incendiaries rained down on the city.
    • The soldiers found several incendiaries hidden in the basement.
  2. A person who deliberately sets fires; an arsonist.
    • The police arrested the incendiary who had been setting fires in the forest.
    • An incendiary was caught on camera starting a blaze near the school.
    • The court sentenced the incendiary to ten years in prison.
  3. A person who stirs up conflict or trouble.
    • The politician was known as an incendiary who divided the community.
    • The group's leader was an incendiary who encouraged protests.
    • She called him an incendiary for spreading false rumors.