malefactor vs incendiary

incendiary vs malefactor

malefactor and incendiary both are nouns.

malefactor is not an adjective while incendiary is an adjective.

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

As nouns, incendiary is a hyponym of malefactor; that is, incendiary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than malefactor:

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

Other hyponyms of malefactor include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

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

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

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