Inflammatory

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri/

Definitions of inflammatory

adjective describing or causing inflammation, especially in a physical sense

Example Sentences

A1 The doctor told me to avoid eating inflammatory foods.

A2 She had an inflammatory reaction to the new medication.

B1 The article contained inflammatory language that sparked controversy.

B2 The politician's inflammatory remarks caused a heated debate.

C1 The inflammatory rhetoric used by the speaker was meant to incite anger.

C2 The inflammatory nature of the social media post led to widespread backlash.

Examples of inflammatory in a Sentence

formal The doctor prescribed medication to reduce the inflammatory response in the patient's body.

informal I heard that eating certain foods can cause an inflammatory reaction in some people.

slang Don't eat that, it's so spicy it's like eating pure inflammatory!

figurative His inflammatory remarks only served to escalate the tension in the room.

Grammatical Forms of inflammatory

• past tense: inflamed
• plural: inflammatories
• comparative: more inflammatory
• superlative: most inflammatory
• present tense: inflames
• future tense: will inflame
• perfect tense: has inflamed
• continuous tense: is inflaming
• singular: inflammatory
• positive degree: inflammatory
• infinitive: to inflame
• gerund: inflaming
• participle: inflamed

Origin and Evolution of inflammatory

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'inflammatory' originated from the Latin word 'inflammare', which means 'to set on fire'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe physical inflammation or setting something on fire, the word 'inflammatory' gradually evolved to also describe language or behavior that provokes strong emotions or reactions.