incendiary

1. (technical) Of a damaging fire, intentionally caused rather than accidental.Examples: "The Crown must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the fire was incendiary in origin; that is, it was not accidental and that it was either intentionally or recklessly set by the accused."

2. (figurative) Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.Examples: "Earlier that year Italian Jews had come under serious attack when an incendiary publication, Gli ebrei in Italia (The Jews in Italy), had flooded the bookshops. The author, Paolo Orano, was a Fascist publicist whose book helped to harden Italian public sensibility against the Jews and pave the way for their eventual persecution."figuratively

3. (figurative) Inflammatory, emotionally charged.Examples: "Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out."figuratively