inflammatoryadjective
uk/ɪnˈflæm.ə.tər.i/us/ɪnˈflæm.ə.tɔːr.i/inflammatory adjective (ANGER)
intended or likely to cause anger or hate:
The men were using inflammatory language/making inflammatory remarks about the other team's supporters.
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Annoying
- accursed
- aggravating
- annoying
- bothersome
- contrariness
- exasperating
- galling
- incendiary
- infuriating
- insufferable
- interfering
- limit
- maddening
- niggle
- perishing
- pesky
- pisser
- provocative
- vexatious
- vexing
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inflammatory adjective (SWELLING)
specialized medical causing or related to swelling and pain in the body
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Swellings & lumps
- acoustic neuroma
- adenoma hyperplastic nodules
- angioma
- aortic aneurysm
- atypical lipoma
- goitre
- inflammation
- leiomyoma
- lump
- lymphoedema
- mastitis
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- oedema
- pancreatic mass
- polyp
- puffy
- swelling
- swollen
- turgid
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