mutinous

English

Adjective

mutinous (comparative more mutinous, superlative most mutinous)

1. Likely to commit mutiny.
   • 1605, Francis Bacon, “The First Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC, folio 11, recto:

     [A]nd it is without all controuerſie, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to gouernment; whereas Ignorance makes them churlish[,] thwart, and mutinous; [...]

2. Of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny.

Synonyms

• insubordinate
• rebellious

Translations

of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny

• Bulgarian: разми́рен (bg) m (razmíren)
• German: meuterisch
• Latin: sēditiōsus
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• Portuguese: sedicioso m
• Spanish: sedicioso (es) m