mutinous

  • 11mutinous — adjective Date: 1578 1. a. disposed to or being in a state of mutiny ; rebellious < a mutinous crew > b. turbulent, unruly 2. of, relating to, or constituting mutiny < mutinous threats > • mutinously …

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  • 12mutinous — [[t]mju͟ːtɪnəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is mutinous, they are strongly dissatisfied with a person in authority and are likely to stop obeying them. His own army, stung by defeats, is mutinous …

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  • 13mutinous — mutinously, adv. mutinousness, n. /myooht n euhs/, adj. 1. disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority. 2. characterized by mutiny; rebellious. 3. difficult to control: mutinous feelings. [1570 80; obs. mutine mutiny ( < MF&#8230; …

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  • 14mutinous — mu|ti|nous [ˈmju:tınəs US tn əs] adj 1.) written showing by your behaviour or appearance that you do not want to obey someone = ↑rebellious ▪ There was a mutinous look in Rosie s eyes. 2.) involved in a mutiny &GT;mutinously adv …

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  • 15mutinous — adjective your mutinous scheme has failed Syn: rebellious, insubordinate, subversive, seditious, insurgent, insurrectionary, rebel, riotous …

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  • 16mutinous — mu•ti•nous [[t]ˈmyut n əs[/t]] adj. 1) disposed to or engaged in revolt against authority 2) characterized by mutiny; rebellious 3) difficult to control: mutinous feelings[/ex] • Etymology: 1570–80; obs. mutine mutiny + ous mu′ti•nous•ly, adv.&#8230; …

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  • 17mutinous — adjective a) Likely to commit mutiny. b) Of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny. Syn: insubordinate, rebellious …

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  • 18mutinous — Synonyms and related words: alienated, at odds, averse, breakaway, contumacious, cursory, defiant, differing, disaffected, disagreeing, disinclined, disobedient, extreme, extremistic, factious, forced, fractious, headstrong, heady, indisposed,&#8230; …

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  • 19mutinous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. insubordinate, riotous, anarchistic; see lawless 1 , 2 , radical 2 , rebellious 1 , 2 , 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. rebellious, subversive, riotous, insurrectionary, insurgent, revolutionary, seditious,&#8230; …

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  • 20mutinous — mu·ti·nous || mjuːtɪnÉ™s adj. rebellious, disobedient, given to mutiny …

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