Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, engaged in, disposed to, or constituting mutiny. synonym: insubordinate.
- adjective Unruly; disaffected.
- adjective Turbulent and uncontrollable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Engaged in or disposed to mutiny; resisting or disposed to resist the authority of laws and regulations, especially the articles and regulations of an army or a navy. See
mutiny . - Seditious.
- Rebellious; petulant; mischievous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by mutiny; seditious; insubordinate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Likely to commit
mutiny . - adjective Of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny
- adjective disposed to or in a state of mutiny
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word mutinous has appeared in 11 New York Times articles in the past year, including on May 5 in "In Burkina Faso, Leader Keeps Cool Under Fire" by Adam Nossiter:
NYT > Home Page By THE LEARNING NETWORK 2012
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Learn more about the word "mutinous" and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary.com dictionary.
NYT > Home Page By THE LEARNING NETWORK 2012
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Her expression mutinous, she threw herself into the chair facing Remy's and glared hard at her older sister. "
Fat Tuesday Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1997
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Maj-GTb Matanzima, described as mutinous behaviour.
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British men of war, they are examined as to the length of time they have been at sea; and according to the knowledge and experience they appear to have, they are stationed; and if they grumble at the duty assigned them, they are called mutinous rascals, and threatened with the cat; the warrant officers are charged to watch them closely, lest they should attempt to pervert the crew, and to prevent them from sending letters from the ship to their friends.
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He also came to the defense of the "mutinous" officers of the Enterprise before the Federation, against charges pushed by the Klingons.
Archive 2004-10-31 Toby O'B 2004
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He also came to the defense of the "mutinous" officers of the Enterprise before the Federation, against charges pushed by the Klingons.
TV Crossover Hall of Fame (November 2004) Toby O'B 2004
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Andrew Collier, 58, a solicitor from Bath, Somerset, was travelling to his holiday home for Christmas and said the passengers were "mutinous".
Signs of the Times 2009
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Andrew Collier, 58, a solicitor from Bath, Somerset, was travelling to his holiday home for Christmas and said the passengers were "mutinous".
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It’s 11pm on Thursday and the Tory grapevine is buzzing with the kind of mutinous talk I haven’t heard for two years.
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