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seditionary

[ si-dish-uh-ner-ee ]
/ sɪˈdɪʃ əˌnɛr i /
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adjective
of or relating to sedition; seditious.
noun, plural se·di·tion·ar·ies.
Also se·di·tion·ist. one guilty of sedition.
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Origin of seditionary

First recorded in 1600–10; sedition + -ary

Words nearby seditionary

sedimentary rock, sedimentation, sedimentation tank, sedimentology, sedition, seditionary, seditious, Sedna, Sedrah, seduce, seducer
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Words related to seditionary

incendiary, intemperate, provocative, anarchic, demagogic, exciting, explosive, fiery, inflaming, insurgent, rabble-rousing, rabid, rebellious, revolutionary, riotous, seditious

How to use seditionary in a sentence

  • If you inquire about it, they will tell you it was probably seditionary and destroyed by the sultan's orders.

    The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine

  • This pamphlet deserves the extracts extant being made known as indicating a picture of the feelings of the seditionary party.

    Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry Atherton

  • Lengthy resolutions were passed of no uncertain seditionary tendency.

    Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry Atherton

  • On October 1st it published a manifesto of which certain paragraphs clearly disclose its seditionary purpose.

    Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry Atherton
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