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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.
Definition of mutinous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
If someone is mutinous, they are strongly dissatisfied with a person in authority and are likely to stop obeying them.
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 ...
