/ Dictionary / Index I inflammatory: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: in•flam•ma•to•ry Pronunciation: (in-flam'u-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē), [key] — adj. tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches. of or caused by inflammation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: inflammatory (Thesaurus) inflammation inflammatory bowel disease Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language