inflammatory
pronunciation
How to pronounce inflammatory in British English:
UK [ɪnˈflæmətri]
How to pronounce inflammatory in American English:
US [ɪnˈflæmətɔri]
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- Adjective:
- characterized or caused by inflammation
- arousing to action or rebellion
Word Origin
- inflammatory (adj.)
- 1680s (n.), from Latin inflammat-, past participle stem of inflammare (see inflame) + -ory. As an adjective, "tending to rouse passions or desires," 1711; from 1732 in pathology.
Example
- 1. Despite the inflammatory language , cheating seems to be relatively infrequent .
- 2. Read charitably , mr duncan smith 's remarks were less inflammatory than the headlines .
- 3. The kenyan media council has shown the way by refusing to air inflammatory government radio advertisements .
- 4. For many pro-choice campaigners , the murder was evidence that inflammatory rhetoric begets violence .
- 5. Seen by much of the world as abrasive and inflammatory , mr ahmadinejad has built a strong constituency inside iran .