mutinous

adjective

mu·​ti·​nous ˈmyü-tə-nəs How to pronounce mutinous (audio)
ˈmyüt-nəs
1
a
: disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
a mutinous crew
2
: of, relating to, or constituting mutiny
mutinous threats
mutinously adverb
mutinousness noun

Examples of mutinous in a Sentence

vowed that he would someday see the mutinous crew hang
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By the time Sandro Tonali walked into United’s box for a clear strike, only to hit the post, the atmosphere was mutinous. Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes changed after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 June 2024 Other, cannier actors might learn from Prigozhin, melding his populism with a political program that has some purchase beyond mutinous mercenaries and that might attract a cadre within the Russian elite. Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2023 Editors’ Picks Scarlett Johansson Shares Her Beauty Regimen The turmoil in Burkina Faso has fueled political instability as well, with mutinous soldiers twice citing the conflict as a rationale for seizing power by force in the past two and a half years. Christiaan Triebert, New York Times, 11 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for mutinous 

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of mutinous was in 1578

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“Mutinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutinous. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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mutinous

adjective
mu·​ti·​nous ˈmyüt-ᵊn-əs How to pronounce mutinous (audio)
ˈmyüt-nəs
1
: inclined to or in a state of mutiny : rebellious
a mutinous crew
2
: relating to or being mutiny
mutinous acts
mutinously adverb

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