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mutinous

Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːtɪnəs/

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Definition of mutinous

adjective

  • (of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority: mutinous soldiers occupied the radio station
  • wilful or disobedient:Antoinette looked mutinous, but she obeyed

Derivatives

mutinously

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: from obsolete mutine 'rebellion' (see mutiny) + -ous

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Definition of mutinous in the US English dictionary