incendiary vs malefactor

malefactor vs incendiary

incendiary and malefactor both are nouns.

incendiary is an adjective but malefactor is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incendiary	Yes	Yes	No	No
malefactor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, malefactor is a hypernym of incendiary; that is, malefactor is a word with a broader meaning than incendiary:

incendiary: a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
malefactor: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of incendiary include criminal, crook, felon, outlaw.

incendiary (noun)	malefactor (noun)
a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

incendiary (adjective)	malefactor (adjective)
involving deliberate burning of property
capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
arousing to action or rebellion

Difference between incendiary and malefactor

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