seditious

[ si-dish-uh s ]

/ sɪˈdɪʃ əs /

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

given to or guilty of sedition.

Origin of seditious

1400–50; late Middle English sedicious, equivalent to sedici(oun) sedition + -ous -ous; compare Latin sēditiōsus

se·di·tious·ly, adverb se·di·tious·ness, noun non·se·di·tious, adjective non·se·di·tious·ly, adverb

non·se·di·tious·ness, noun un·se·di·tious, adjective un·se·di·tious·ly, adverb un·se·di·tious·ness, noun

But conservatives think liberals and Balzac are seditious and crazy.

Romney’s Worst Nightmare |Michael Tomasky |October 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
He had not written, but had dared to print, a seditious pamphlet which justified the right of rebellion against the king.

The Real Story of "O" |Robert McCrum |January 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The old elite worried that the masses were too improvident and seditious.

The New Heat Center |Michael Lind |January 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Shortly afterwards he was implicated in the distribution of seditious literature and exiled from Tuscany for a year.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 |Various

Nat Ponder, who 'did time' for publishing a seditious pamphlet, was Bunyan's publisher.

The Book-Hunter in London |William Roberts
He expressed his regret for having said—in his maiden speech three years before—that Dublin was a seditious capital.

Lord Randolph Churchill |Winston Spencer Churchill
The seditious magistrates were arrested and thrown into prison.

Journal of a Voyage to Brazil |Maria Graham
It provided that any one who attacked the government in the press should be severely punished as a seditious person.

A Short History of the United States |Edward Channing

seditious

/ (sɪˈdɪʃəs) /

of, like, or causing sedition

inclined to or taking part in sedition

seditiously, adverb seditiousness, noun