Inflamed

Definitions of "inflamed"

• In heraldry, either burning, as a torch (see flamant), or decorated with separate flames along the edge, as a bend, fesse, or the like.
• Set on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked; exasperated. adjective
• Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame. adjective
• Having an inflammation in; -- of tissues. adjective
• Resulting from or affected by inflammation. adjective
• Appearing to be in flames; as if made of fire. adjective
• Simple past tense and past participle of inflame. verb
• resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened adjective
• adorned with tongues of flame adjective
• lighted with red light as if with flames adjective

The word "inflamed" in example sentences

The word inflamed him; and he hurried to his room to prepare for departure.. [St. Cuthbert's]

The even tones of her voice and the repetition of his name inflamed him.. [Madcap]

With these words, which fell from the lips of another Hagar in the wilderness, burning the souls of the hearers as the live coal of the word inflamed Isaiah, this mysterious being paused as though to gather some remaining strength.. [Seraphita]

Yet his mind still fluctuated between the counsels of clemency and of revenge; the zeal of the bishops had almost extorted from the reluctant emperor the promise of a general pardon; his passion was again inflamed by the flattering suggestions of his minister Rufinus; and, after Theodosius had despatched the messengers of death, he attempted, when it was too late, to prevent the execution of his orders.. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire]

For a while they remembered their faults and losses; but no sooner were they revived by the hospitable entertainment, than their venom was again inflamed; they stung their benefactor, and neither gardens, nor palaces, nor churches, were safe from their depredations.. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire]

So, unsurprisingly, Jason Calacanis has once again inflamed some bloggers by stating that there’s no such thing as “A-list” bloggers:. [I Want Your RSS Feed!]

The hail of arrows that fell on the enemy wounded more horses than men-a fact Tarma was sorry about-but the fire, the hail of arrows, and the catcalls inflamed their enemy's tempers in a way that nothing else could have done.. [Oathbreaker]

Just as four hundred years before, Jack Straw was an imaginary champion whose name inflamed the people to rise, so now Jack. [The Carbonels]

"Redegonde must know," I said to myself, "that I could see everything in the glass;" and the idea inflamed me.. [The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova]

"Redegonde must know," I said to myself, "that I could see everything in the glass;" and the idea inflamed me.. [Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 17: Return to Italy]

While the penalties didn't affect Pittsburgh's domination, the many calls inflamed their fans.. [Breaking News: CBS News]

The reality is this: Anti-American sentiment could not be more "inflamed" than it already is in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.. ["Sadistic . . . Violent . . . Inhuman"]

The reality is this: Anti-American sentiment could not be more "inflamed" than it already is in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.. [Mike Malloy: "Sadistic . . . violent . . . inhuman"]

He has some kind of inflamed angry red acne thing happening.. [wilberteets Diary Entry]

The conflict had been "inflamed" and was potentially explosive, he said.. [ANC Daily News Briefing]

Most of the barbarities were done -- it is quite clear -- by an excited civilian sort of men, men in a kind of inflamed state.. [Mr. Britling Sees It Through]