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“inflammatory” in Latin
nōtusfamiliar, customary, in common use; widely known, famous, well-known; of great renown, illustrious, celebrated, notoriousēditiōsusmutinous, seditious; quarrelsome, factious; troubledīnflammātiōconflagration; inflammationōrātiōspeech, discourse, language; the power of speech; manner or style of speaking
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inflammatory
PROPR., by circumlocution. Inflammatory symptoms, *inflammationis signa or notae: inflammatory action, inflammatio.
FIG., Intended to stir up the minds of the people, seditiosus: ad sensus animorum atque motus inflammandos admotus (e.g., oratio; after Cic., De Or., 1, 14, 60): inflammatory language, seditiosae voces (e.g., seditiosis vocibus increpare aliquem), or seditiosa (plur. adjective): to use inflammatory language, seditiosa per coetus disserere (Tac., Ann., 3, 40, 3): an inflammatory address, seditiosa atque improba oratio (Caes.): inflammatory addresses or harangues, conciones turbulentae, furiosissimae (of any wild, stormy, violent addresses): conciones seditiosae et turbulentae (Cic.; violent and treasonable). A most inflammatory speech, seditiosissima oratio (Bell, Afr., 28, 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inflammatory?
- The usual Latin words for “inflammatory” are nōtus, sēditiōsus, īnflammātiō; also ōrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.