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单词 inflammatory
释义

inflammatory

adjective

in·​flam·​ma·​to·​ry in-ˈfla-mə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce inflammatory (audio)
1
: tending to excite anger, disorder, or tumult : seditious
2
: tending to inflame or excite the senses
3
: accompanied by or tending to cause inflammation
inflammatorily
in-ˌfla-mə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē How to pronounce inflammatory (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • incendiary
  • seditious
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

She had an acute inflammatory reaction to the drug. He incited the mob with an inflammatory speech.
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

inflammatory

adjective

in·​flam·​ma·​to·​ry in-ˈfla-mə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce inflammatory (audio)
1
: tending to excite anger or disorder
an inflammatory speech
2
: causing or having inflammation
an inflammatory disease

Medical Definition

inflammatory

adjective

in·​flam·​ma·​to·​ry in-ˈflam-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- How to pronounce inflammatory (audio)
: accompanied by or tending to cause inflammation
inflammatory diseases

Legal Definition

inflammatory

noun

in·​flam·​ma·​to·​ry
in-ˈfla-mə-ˌtōr-ē
: tending to cause anger, animosity, or indignation
the use of an alias by a defendant is…almost always inflammatory F. D. Doucette

Note: Evidence, and especially photographic evidence, may be deemed inadmissible if its inflammatory nature seriously outweighs its probative value or relevance. The mere fact that evidence is graphic or gruesome, however, is not enough to render it inadmissible.

inflammatory

adjective

as in provocative
tending to excite political disorder or insurrection the restless crowd was stirred up by the inflammatory rhetoric

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • provocative
  • seditious
  • incendiary
  • agitational
  • instigative
  • revolutionary
  • mutinous
  • rebellious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • conciliatory
  • diplomatic
  • pacific
  • soothing
  • calming
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