Inimical vs Incendiary - What's the difference?
inimical | incendiary |
Harmful in effect.
Unfriendly, hostile.
Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
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, chapter=1 Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.
Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
One who maliciously sets fires; an arsonist.
(figurative) One who excites or inflames factions into quarrels; an agitator.
* Bentley
As adjectives the difference between inimical and incendiary
is that inimical is harmful in effect while incendiary is capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.As a noun incendiary is
something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.inimical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Suicide is inimical to the health of the participant.
- Her inimical attitude precludes romance.
Synonyms
* inimic, inimicableincendiary
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,
- Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out.
Noun
(incendiaries)- The military used incendiaries to destroy the building. Fortunately, the fire didn't spread.
- Several cities drove them out as incendiaries .