mutinous
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mu·ti·nous
(myūt'n-əs) 
adj.
mutinousness mu'ti·nous·ness n.
adj.
- Of, relating to, engaged in, disposed to, or constituting mutiny. See synonyms at insubordinate.
- Unruly; disaffected: a mutinous child.
- Turbulent and uncontrollable: "mutinous passions, and conflicting fears" (Percy Bysshe Shelley).
[From obsolete mutine, mutiny. See mutiny.]
mutinously mu'ti·nous·ly adv.mutinousness mu'ti·nous·ness n.
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mutinous
adjective
- Participating in open revolt against a government or ruling authority: insurgent, rebellious, revolutionary. See resist/yield.
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adj. (of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.
mutinously adv.
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