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adjective
- 1. (of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority: "mutinous soldiers occupied the radio station"
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( especially of a sailor or a soldier) refusing to obey orders or attempting to take control from people in authority: The mutinous sailors took control of the ship. Mutinous soldiers occupied the state radio station in the capital. refusing or not willing to do what you are told to do:
The meaning of MUTINOUS is disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious. How to use mutinous in a sentence.
( especially of a sailor or a soldier) refusing to obey orders or attempting to take control from people in authority: The mutinous sailors took control of the ship. Mutinous soldiers occupied the state radio station in the capital. refusing or not willing to do what you are told to do:
Mutinous definition: disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.. See examples of MUTINOUS used in a sentence.
If someone is mutinous, they are strongly dissatisfied with a person in authority and are likely to stop obeying them.
A mutiny is a revolt, when the led no longer obey the leader. To be mutinous is to behave this way, like when the entire class rises up against a substitute teacher.
Definition of mutinous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. Of, engaged in, disposed to, or constituting mutiny. See Synonyms at insubordinate. 2. Unruly; disaffected: a mutinous child. 3. Turbulent and uncontrollable: "mutinous passions, and conflicting fears" (Percy Bysshe Shelley). [From obsolete mutine, mutiny; see mutiny .] mu′ti·nous·ly adv. mu′ti·nous·ness n.
If someone is mutinous, they are strongly dissatisfied with a person in authority and are likely to stop obeying them. [...]
mutinous. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Military mu‧ti‧nous /ˈmjuːtɪnəs $ -tn-əs/ adjective 1 written showing by your behaviour or appearance that you do not want to obey someone SYN rebellious There was a mutinous look in Rosie’s eyes. 2 involved in a mutiny —mutinously adverb Examples from the ...
