mutinous

[ myoot-n-uhs ]
/ ˈmyut n əs /
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adjective

disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
characterized by mutiny; rebellious.
difficult to control: mutinous feelings.

Origin of mutinous

1570–80; obsolete mutine mutiny (< Middle French mutin; see mutineer) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM mutinous

Words nearby mutinous

muticous, mutilate, mutilating keratoderma, mutilation, mutineer, mutinous, mutiny, mutism, muton, mutsuhito, mutt

Words related to mutinous

contumacious, defiant, disloyal, disobedient, disorderly, dissident, factious, iconoclastic, insubordinate, insurgent, radical, rebel, revolutionary, riotous, subversive, traitorous, ungovernable, unmanageable, insurrectionary, treasonable

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British Dictionary definitions for mutinous

mutinous
/ (ˈmjuːtɪnəs) /

adjective

openly rebellious or disobedient a mutinous child
characteristic or indicative of mutiny

Derived forms of mutinous

mutinously, adverb mutinousness, noun