seditious

American  

[si-dish-uhs] / sɪˈdɪʃ əs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or of the nature of sedition.

2. given to or guilty of sedition.

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seditious British  

/ sɪˈdɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, like, or causing sedition

2. inclined to or taking part in sedition

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Other Word Forms

• nonseditious adjective
• nonseditiously adverb
• nonseditiousness noun
• seditiously adverb
• seditiousness noun
• unseditious adjective
• unseditiously adverb
• unseditiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of seditious

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English sedicious, from Old French seditieux, from Latin sēditiōsus, equivalent to sēditi(ō) sedition + -ōsus -ous

Example Sentences

Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes committed during the U.S.

From Salon

Whether Apple Daily played a seditious role, and how much control Lai exerted over its stance was at the centre of his 156-day national security trial.

From BBC

He was also convicted of publishing seditious material on Apple Daily under a separate colonial-era law.

From BBC

Lai was also convicted of the publication of dozens of what the prosecution described as seditious articles that attacked government authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If these ideas are deemed seditious or 'crossing the line', then I feel I can't predict the consequences of anything anymore, and I can only do what I truly believe."

From Barron's