inflammatory

[ in-flam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ɪnˈflæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.

Pathology. of or caused by inflammation.

Origin of inflammatory

1725–35; < Latin inflammāt(us) (see inflammation) + -ory¹

SYNONYMS FOR inflammatory

1 fiery, incendiary, provocative.

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OTHER WORDS FROM inflammatory

in·flam·ma·to·ri·ly, adverb non·in·flam·ma·to·ry, adjective sub·in·flam·ma·to·ry, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inflammatory

inflammable inflammatory

Words nearby inflammatory

infix, infl., inflame, inflammable, inflammation, inflammatory, inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory carcinoma, inflammatory lymph, inflammatory papillary hyperplasia, inflammatory pseudotumor

Example sentences from the Web for inflammatory

He has amassed an enormous back catalog of inflammatory comments on matters ranging from women to the “demonic” movie Avatar.

Megachurch Star Mark Driscoll’s Publishing Downfall |Warren Throckmorton |June 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Where then, does he offer any proof to such an inflammatory remark?

Cynical Race-Baiting Will Fail to Save the Democrats |Ron Christie |April 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The thing is that autoimmune diseases—like diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis—are on the rise.

New Research Shows Poorly Understood “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real, May Be the Cause of Several Diseases |Daniela Drake |March 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What better way to commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. than with inflammatory language?

NAACP Attacks Tim Scott |Ben Jacobs |January 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He says he knows the inflammatory language has to be temporary.

The Masculine Mystique |R. Tod Kelly |October 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
A hot sitz bath may sometimes be suggested for inflammatory and painful conditions in the pelvic region.

Vitality Supreme |Bernarr Macfadden
The piety of Mademoiselle de Tonnay-Charente was violent and inflammatory.

Princes and Poisoners |Frantz Funck-Brentano
This constitutes the synocha or inflammatory fever of the older writers.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various
Hannah took a violent cold and was confined to her bed with inflammatory rheumatism.

Ishmael |Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
They may be associated with inflammatory irritation or not; certainly we fail to discover any morbid changes in the skin.

Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for inflammatory

inflammatory

/ (ɪnˈflæmətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

characterized by or caused by inflammation

tending to arouse violence, strong emotion, etc

Derived forms of inflammatory

inflammatorily, adverb

Medical definitions for inflammatory

inflammatory

[ ĭn-flăm′ə-tôr′ē ]

adj.

Characterized or caused by inflammation.

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