how to pronounce inflammatory

/ɪnˈflæməˌtɔːɹiː/

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inflammatory is pronounced in five syllables

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ɪnflæmətɔːɹ

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An example use of inflammatory in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and inflammatory as possible to get the …”

meanings of inflammatory

adjective:

  1. Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.
  2. Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation.

noun:

  1. Any material that causes inflammation.

inflammatory frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word inflammatory occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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