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Adjective: inflammatory  in'fla-mu,to-ree [N. Amer], in'fla-mu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Characterized or caused by inflammation
    "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"
     
  2. Arousing to action or rebellion
    "By contrast, such people fear charismatic or inflammatory oratory because it seems to by-pass the rational faculties of the audience";
    - incendiary, incitive, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious

See also: provocative, unhealthy

Encyclopedia: Inflammatory