If you accuse someone of saying or doing inflammatory things, you mean that what they say or do is likely to make people react very angrily.
[disapproval]
...nationalist policies that are too drastic and inflammatory.
She described his remarks as irresponsible, inflammatory and outrageous.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
An inflammatory condition or disease is one in which the patient suffers from inflammation.
[formal]
...the inflammatory reactions that occur in asthma.
More Synonyms of inflammatory
inflammatory in British English
(ɪnˈflæmətərɪ, -trɪ)
adjective
1.
characterized by or caused by inflammation
2.
tending to arouse violence, strong emotion, etc
Derived forms
inflammatorily (inˈflammatorily)
adverb
inflammatory in American English
(ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri)
adjective
1.
rousing or likely to rouse excitement, anger, violence, rioting, etc.
an inflammatory speech
2. Medicine
of, caused by, or characterized by inflammation
Word origin
< L inflammatus, pp. of inflammare (see in-1 & flame) + -ory
Examples of 'inflammatory' in a sentence
inflammatory
Copper helps to guard against the bone loss that occurs with ageing, and also against inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The last thing we need are inflammatory comments from a man in a position of responsibility.
The Sun (2006)
Barely a week went by without him making inflammatory comments of some kind.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This may help ease pain suffered by people with inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.
The Sun (2006)
She accused him yesterday of using inflammatory and destructive rhetoric.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Ugly He has not been averse to inflammatory comments over the years.
The Sun (2008)
There is also evidence that omega 3 helps people with inflammatory joint conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Applications: to chronic rheumatoid conditions and other inflammatory degenerative disease.
Mills, Simon The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism (1985)
MS is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They said that as asthma is an inflammatory condition, ozone may worsen it and cause inflammation throughout the body.
The Sun (2013)
I have no idea why he deployed his inflammatory comments before the game and his inflammatory tactics during it.
The Sun (2011)
The participants became ill shortly after they were given the drug, which was designed to treat chronic inflammatory conditions and leukaemia.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Does he accept that the public agitation, and the inflammatory comments on websites and elsewhere, could have dangerous implications?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Another is psoriasis, a common inflammatory skin condition that causes the skin to become itchy and flaky, resembling bad dandruff.
The Sun (2012)
In other languages
inflammatory
British English: inflammatory ADJECTIVE
If you accuse someone of saying or doing inflammatory things, you mean that what they say or do is likely to make people react very angrily.
...nationalist policies that are too drastic and inflammatory.
American English: inflammatory
Brazilian Portuguese: incendiário
Chinese: 使人激愤的
European Spanish: incendiario
French: incendiaire
German: aufrührerisch
Italian: incendiario
Japanese: 扇動的な
Korean: 선동적인
European Portuguese: incendiário
Latin American Spanish: incendiario
All related terms of 'inflammatory'
anti-inflammatory
reducing inflammation
inflammatory bowel disease
any intestinal inflammatory disease, esp. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, of unknown cause
pelvic inflammatory disease
inflammation of a woman's womb , Fallopian tubes, or ovaries as a result of infection with one of a group of bacteria
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug : any of a class of drugs, including aspirin and ibuprofen , used for reducing inflammation and pain in rheumatic diseases . Possible adverse effects include gastric ulceration
(adjective)
Definition
likely to provoke anger
His remarks were irresponsible and inflammatory.
Synonyms
provocative
incendiary
making incendiary remarks
explosive
fiery
inflaming
insurgent
The insurgent leaders were put on trial.
anarchic
rabid
riotous
intemperate
seditious
rabble-rousing
demagogic
like a red rag to a bull
instigative
Additional synonyms
in the sense of incendiary
Definition
tending to create strife or violence
making incendiary remarks
Synonyms
inflammatory,
provocative,
subversive,
seditious,
rabble-rousing,
dissentious
in the sense of insurgent
Definition
rebellious or in revolt against an established authority