inflammatory
adjective
in·flam·ma·to·ry
in-ˈfla-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
1
: tending to excite anger, disorder, or tumult : seditious
2
: tending to inflame or excite the senses
3
: accompanied by or tending to cause inflammation
Examples of inflammatory in a Sentence
She had an acute inflammatory reaction to the drug.
He incited the mob with an inflammatory speech.
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Andrés pulled out of opening a restaurant at Trump’s former Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., after the president made inflammatory remarks about Mexicans, NPR reported.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Take Humira as an example, which treats inflammatory conditions.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Antioxidants may help reduce oxidative stress, a process that can damage cells, and lessen inflammatory health conditions.15
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—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
Image The cumulative effect of Mr. Musk’s inflammatory posts has been to energize Britain’s populist right.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Take Humira as an example, which treats inflammatory conditions.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Antioxidants may help reduce oxidative stress, a process that can damage cells, and lessen inflammatory health conditions.15
8.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
Image The cumulative effect of Mr. Musk’s inflammatory posts has been to energize Britain’s populist right.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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inflammatory
adjective
in·flam·ma·to·ry
in-ˈflam-ə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
1
: stirring up anger, disorder, or rebellion
inflammatory speeches
2
: causing or accompanied by inflammation
inflammatory diseases
Medical Definition
inflammatory
adjective
in·flam·ma·to·ry
in-ˈflam-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-
: accompanied by or tending to cause inflammation
inflammatory diseases
Legal Definition
inflammatory
noun
in·flam·ma·to·ry
in-ˈfla-mə-ˌtōr-ē
: tending to cause anger, animosity, or indignation
the use of an alias by a defendant is…almost always inflammatory—F. D. Doucette
F. D. DoucetteNote: Evidence, and especially photographic evidence, may be deemed inadmissible if its inflammatory nature seriously outweighs its probative value or relevance. The mere fact that evidence is graphic or gruesome, however, is not enough to render it inadmissible.
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