mutinous
adjective/ˈmjuːtənəs/
/ˈmjuːtənəs/
- refusing to obey the orders of somebody in authority; wanting to do this synonym rebellious
- mutinous workers
- a mutinous expression
- She was beginning to feel mutinous.
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- taking part in a mutiny
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete mutine ‘rebellion’ (from French mutin ‘mutineer’, based on Latin movere ‘to move’) + -ous.
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