Meaning of the word inflammatory in English
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inflammatory
US /ɪnˈflæm.ə.tɔːr.i/
UK /ɪnˈflæm.ə.tɔːr.i/
Adjective
1.
relating to or causing inflammation of a part of the body
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The doctor prescribed medication for the inflammatory condition.
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She suffers from an inflammatory bowel disease.
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2.
especially of speech or writing) arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings
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His inflammatory remarks sparked a heated debate.
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The politician was criticized for his inflammatory rhetoric.
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