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Word of the Day - incendiary
Words can be mundane, stirring or even incendiary. Be careful with the ones you use.
incendiary
/ɪnˈsɛndɪəri/ [in-send-e-airy]
adjective
1 (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
2 Tending to stir up conflict.
2.1 Very exciting.
noun
incendiaries
1 An incendiary bomb or device.
2 A person who starts fires.
2.1 A person who stirs up conflict.
Origin
Late Middle English from Latin incendiarius, from incendium ‘conflagration’, from incendere ‘set fire to’.
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