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incendiary 1. of or relating to the illegal burning of property, goods, etc. 2. tending to create strife, violence, etc.; inflammatory 3. (of a substance) capable of catching fire, causing fires, or burning readily 4. a person who illegally sets fire to property, goods, etc.; arsonist 5. (esp formerly) a person who stirs up civil strife, violence, etc., for political reasons; agitator 6. an incendiary substance, such as phosphorus incendiary [in′sen·dē‚er·ē] (ordnance) Ammunition equipped so that an incendiary effect at the target occurs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It also happens to be on the site where Thomas Paine wrote his rabble-rousing essays "The Crisis" and "Common Sense. That means for every Black Eyed Peas rabble-rousing booty-shaker, there's a torch-singing Norah Jones. To be sure, NGOs still engage in plenty of old-fashioned rabble-rousing. |
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