mutinous

[ myoot-n-uhs ]

/ ˈmyut n əs /

adjective

disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.

characterized by mutiny; rebellious.

difficult to control: mutinous feelings.

Words nearby mutinous

muticous, mutilate, mutilating keratoderma, mutilation, mutineer, mutinous, mutiny, mutism, muton, mutsuhito, mutt

Origin of mutinous

1570–80; obsolete mutine mutiny (< Middle French mutin; see mutineer) + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR mutinous

1 seditious, insurrectionary, revolutionary, insurgent.

2 refractory, insubordinate, riotous, disaffected.

ANTONYMS FOR mutinous

1 patriotic.

2 obedient.

OTHER WORDS FROM mutinous

mu·ti·nous·ly, adverbmu·ti·nous·ness, nounnon·mu·ti·nous, adjectivenon·mu·ti·nous·ly, adverb

non·mu·ti·nous·ness, nounun·mu·ti·nous, adjectiveun·mu·ti·nous·ly, adverbun·mu·ti·nous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for mutinously

She stood clasping the back of the chair from which she had freed her dress, and looked across it mutinously at Peter.
The Lovely Lady|Mary Austin
"I've had about all of this I'm going to take," she said mutinously as she stirred the heap of cloth with a bare foot.
The Lani People|J. F. Bone
She smiled at him mutinously, sweeping towards the orange with head thrown back over her left shoulder.
The Invader|Margaret L. Woods
And Nichette, mutinously obedient, ran away, leaving Persis shivering indeed with a chill.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes

Edward moaned, not mutinously, you understand, but expressively.
Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 148, January 6th, 1915|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mutinously

mutinous

/ (ˈmjuːtɪnəs) /

adjective

openly rebellious or disobedienta mutinous child

characteristic or indicative of mutiny

Derived forms of mutinous

mutinously, adverbmutinousness, noun

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