incendious en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin incendiosus (“burning, hot”). Compare incendiary.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Promoting faction or contention; seditious; inflammatory.
the pillage of their property, and the incendious destruction of their dwellings
1824, John Dunn Hunter, Memoirs of a Captivity among the Indians of North America:
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(obsolete) Fiery; flaming.
[…] free from the incendious heats, and burning of Hell.
quoted in 1974, David McGregor Rogers, English Recusant Literature, 1558-1640 (page 197)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most incendious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more incendious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |