INFLAMMATORILY

Etymology

Adverb

inflammatorily (comparative more inflammatorily, superlative most inflammatorily)

In an inflammatory manner.

Source: Wiktionary


INFLAMMATORY

In*flam"ma*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inflammatoire.]

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.)

Definition: 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 Edition



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