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adjective \in-ˈfla-mə-ˌtȯr-ē\Definition of INFLAMMATORY
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
— in·flam·ma·to·ri·ly \-ˌfla-mə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē\ adverb
See Examples of INFLAMMATORY
- She had an acute inflammatory reaction to the drug.
- He incited the mob with an inflammatory speech.
First Known Use of INFLAMMATORY
circa 1711
Related to INFLAMMATORY
- Synonyms
- incendiary, seditious
Rhymes with INFLAMMATORY
accusatory, admonitory, adulatory, a fortiori, aleatory, ambulatory, amendatory, applicatory, approbatory, celebratory, circulatory, combinatory, commendatory, compensatory, conciliatory, condemnatory, confirmatory, confiscatory, conservatory, consolatory, contributory, copulatory, cosignatory, declamatory, declaratory, dedicatory, defamatory, denigratory, depilatory, depository, derogatory, designatory, dispensatory, divinatory, escalatory, excitatory, exclamatory, exculpatory, excusatory, exhibitory, exhortatory, expiatory, expiratory, explanatory, explicatory, exploratory, expository, expurgatory, incubatory, indicatory, informatory, innovatory, inspiratory, inundatory, invitatory, judicatory, masticatory, masturbatory, memento mori, millefiori, obfuscatory, obligatory, observatory, performatory, persecutory, predicatory, premonitory, prohibitory, reformatory, regulatory, repository, retributory, revelatory, respiratory, salutatory, stipulatory, supplicatory, transmigratory, undulatory
in·flam·ma·to·ry
adjective \in-ˈflam-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of INFLAMMATORY
: accompanied by or tending to cause inflammation <inflammatory diseases>
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