Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- Pathology. of or caused by inflammation.
adjective
- characterized by or caused by inflammation
- tending to arouse violence, strong emotion, etc
1680s (n.), from Latin inflammat-, past participle stem of inflammare (see inflame) + -ory. As an adjective, “tending to rouse passions or desires,” 1711; from 1732 in pathology.
adj.
- Characterized or caused by inflammation.