Inflammatory
Pronunciation : In*flam"ma*to*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. inflammatoire.]
Definition : 1. Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.
2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications. Burke.
3. (Med.)
Defn: Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease. Inflammatory crust. (Med.) Same as Buffy coat, under Buffy. -- Inflammatory fever, a variety of fever due to inflammation.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913