What does inflammatory mean?

Definitions for inflammatory
ɪnˈflæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iin·flam·ma·to·ry

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word inflammatory.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. inflammatoryadjective

    characterized or caused by inflammation

    "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"

  2. incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditiousadjective

    arousing to action or rebellion

Wiktionary

  1. inflammatoryadjective

    Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.

    Sam posted an inflammatory comment in the talk page.

  2. inflammatoryadjective

    Causing or caused by inflammation.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inflammatoryadjective

    Having the power of inflaming.

    Etymology: from inflame.

    The extremity of pain often creates a coldness in the extremities: such a sensation is very consistent with an inflammatory distemper. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

    An inflammatory fever hurried him out of this life in three days. Alexander Pope, to Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. inflammatory

    Inflammatory refers to something that relates to or causes inflammation, a natural response of the body's immune system against pathogens, damaged cells or other harmful stimuli. It is marked by swelling, redness, warmth, and often pain and loss of function. In a broader context, it can also refer to something that provokes anger, hostility or passionate responses.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inflammatoryadjective

    tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate

  2. Inflammatoryadjective

    tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications

  3. Inflammatoryadjective

    accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. inflammatoire.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inflammatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inflammatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of inflammatory in a Sentence

  1. Leslie Bernstein:

    Simply things like obesity or inflammatory conditions are a risk factor for breast cancer, so this may be one reason it could help.

  2. Andrew Vaughan:

    These recent findings may be a link between Type 2 inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, as well as nasal polyps, following a respiratory viral infection.

  3. Terrell Davis:

    The bottom line is just to give players choices, to be able to say,' hey, you're not forced to take just one kind of anti-inflammatory.'.

  4. John McCain:

    Such inflammatory rhetoric has no place in this body and serves no purpose other than to further divide us, i think he owes this body, Ms. Lynch and all Americans an apology.

  5. Mike Soroka:

    They were basically floating around in there creating a bunch of inflammatory tissue response, and that’s what I was feeling, (The surgeon) got in there and took them out. They were sitting right on top.

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    pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
    A transpire
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