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mutinous

[myoot-n-uhs]
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adjective
  1. disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
  2. characterized by mutiny; rebellious.
  3. difficult to control: mutinous feelings.

Origin of mutinous

1570–80; obsolete mutine mutiny (< Middle French mutin; see mutineer) + -ous
Related formsmu·ti·nous·ly, adverbmu·ti·nous·ness, nounnon·mu·ti·nous, adjectivenon·mu·ti·nous·ly, adverbnon·mu·ti·nous·ness, nounun·mu·ti·nous, adjectiveun·mu·ti·nous·ly, adverbun·mu·ti·nous·ness, noun

Synonyms for mutinous

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1. seditious, insurrectionary, revolutionary, insurgent. 2. refractory, insubordinate, riotous, disaffected.

Antonyms for mutinous

1. patriotic. 2. obedient.
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Related Words for mutinous

contumacious, defiant, disloyal, disobedient, disorderly, dissident, factious, iconoclastic, insubordinate, insurgent, radical, rebel, revolutionary, riotous, subversive, traitorous, ungovernable, unmanageable, insurrectionary, treasonable

Examples from the Web for mutinous

Contemporary Examples of mutinous

Historical Examples of mutinous

  • It would strangle this mutinous Paris in the iron grip of the foreign regiments.

    Scaramouche

    Rafael Sabatini

  • The pay of the troops was long in arrear, and they were all mutinous and discontented.

    The Reign of Mary Tudor

    W. Llewelyn Williams.

  • There was no sea officer who could enforce orders; the men were mutinous.

    The Grateful Indian

    W.H.G. Kingston

  • There are many specifics for bringing slumber to mutinous eyelids.

  • Marjorie saw the sullen, mutinous face through a mist of tears.

    Marjorie Dean

    Pauline Lester

British Dictionary definitions for mutinous

mutinous

adjective
  1. openly rebellious or disobedienta mutinous child
  2. characteristic or indicative of mutiny
Derived Formsmutinously, adverbmutinousness, noun
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Word Origin and History for mutinous
adj.

1570s, from mutine (see mutiny) + -ous. Related: Mutinously; mutinousness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper