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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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