incitefuladj.
/ɪnˈsʌɪtfʊl/ Chiefly North American.
Liable to rouse to passion; provocative.
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the mind > emotion > passion > [adjective] > arousing passion or strong emotion
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inciteful1971
1971 Federal Suppl. (U.S.) 323 745/1 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.
1975 Toronto 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.
1983 Amer. 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.
1984 Listener 24 May 37/2 Also on hand is mini-skirted Diana Rigg..as a Sixties hippie, but terribly sexy and coolly inciteful.
1987 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 814 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.
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