| 释义 |
inciteful, a. Chiefly N. Amer.|ɪnˈsaɪtfʊl|
[f. incite v. + -ful.]
Liable to rouse to passion; provocative.
1971Federal Suppl. (U.S.) CCCXXIII. 745/1 The public mutilation of the flag is an act which is likely to elicit a violent response from many who observe such acts. The Supreme Court has clearly recognized the inciteful impact of flag desecration. 1975Toronto Star 1 Nov. (Canadian Suppl.) 9/2 Some of the crime statistics gathered by the UN on North America would have proved embarrassing to Canadian law and inciteful to Indian protest groups. 1983Amer. Banker 19 Oct. 4/2 If a firm..can, by ‘inciteful invitation’, accelerate the emergence of an aspect of the future for which it is uniquely prepared, it will gain incomparable competitive advantage. 1984Listener 24 May 37/2 Also on hand is mini-skirted Diana Rigg..as a Sixties hippie, but terribly sexy and coolly inciteful. 1987Federal Reporter (U.S.) DCCCXIV. 1030/1 Advocacy of inciteful ideas would thus be differently regarded in a collection of speeches by Tom Paine than it is among a crowd of armed vigilantes who proceed to riot. |