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inflammatory definition

in·flam·ma·tory (in flam′ə tôr′ē)

adjective

  1. rousing or likely to rouse excitement, anger, violence, rioting, etc. an inflammatory speech
  2. Med. of, caused by, or characterized by inflammation

Etymology: < L inflammatus, pp. of inflammare (see in- & flame) + -ory

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