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reactionary

Pronunciation: /rɪˈakʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/

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Definition of reactionary

adjective

  • opposing political or social progress or reform:reactionary attitudes toward women’s rights

noun (plural reactionaries)

  • a reactionary person: he was later to become an extreme reactionary

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The ending of reactionary is spelled -ary.

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