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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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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. Keith Mortman:

   This is not a 70, 80-year-old immunosuppressed, diabetic patient, other than high blood pressure, he has no other significant medical issues. This is a guy who's minding his own business and gets it... If we were to repeat the 360VR images now, that is one week later, there is a chance that the infection and inflammatory process could be worse.

2. Ohio State University:

   We know that smoking, alcohol, lack of physical activity, being overweight or obese, increased consumption of red meat – so basically, dietary factors and environmental and lifestyle factors – are likely playing a big role, there are also some other factors, such as the growing incidence of inflammatory bowel disease, that may also be playing a role, and I think the biggest factors is most likely the diet, the lifestyle and the environmental factors.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   We must all stand up against offensive, inflammatory, hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric, as hard as this is, it is time to move from fear to resolve. It is time to step up and say we are Americans, we are the greatest nation on earth, not in spite of the challenges we face but because of this.

4. Dave Montgomery:

   Taken together the studies support that SARS-CoV-2 does not have to cause clinical myocarditis in order to find the virus in large numbers and the inflammatory response in myocardial tissue. In other words, one can have no or mild symptoms of heart involvement in order to actually cause damage, viruses in general have a way of making their way to organs that are quite remote from the original site of infection. SARS-CoV-2 is no different in this regard.

5. Jacob Zuma:

   They sang provocative songs and made inflammatory remarks which tended to aggravate an already volatile situation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inflammatory
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inflammatory
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inflammatory
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflammatory