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mutinous

[myoot-n-uhs]

adjective

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

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  2. characterized by mutiny; rebellious.

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  3. difficult to control.

    mutinous feelings.



mutinous

/ ˈːɪə /

adjective

  1. openly rebellious or disobedient

    a mutinous child

  2. characteristic or indicative of mutiny

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • mutinously adverb
  • mutinousness noun
  • nonmutinous adjective
  • nonmutinousness noun
  • unmutinous adjective
  • unmutinousness noun
  • ˈܳپԴdzܲ adverb
  • ˈܳپԴdzܲԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mutinous1

First recorded in 1570–80; obsolete mutine “mutiny” (from Middle French mutin; mutineer ) + -ous
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Example Sentences

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Expanding free school meals for kids in England seems designed to placate some of those critics in advance, but there could be more to make them mutinous.

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A smattering of boos at the final whistle of the Europa League draw with Dutch side Twente does not suggest a mutinous mood in the stands exists just yet.

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The rupture in military cooperation followed last July’s ouster of the country’s democratically elected president by mutinous soldiers.

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Relations have frayed between Niger and Western countries since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president in July.

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But relations have frayed between Niger and Western countries since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president in July.

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