Adjective: inflammatory in'fla-mu,to-ree [N. Amer], in'fla-mu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
- Characterized or caused by inflammation
"an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"
- Arousing to action or rebellion
"By contrast, such people fear charismatic or inflammatory oratory because it seems to by-pass the rational faculties of the audience";
- incendiary, incitive, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious
See also: provocative, unhealthy
Encyclopedia: Inflammatory