单词 | mutinous |
释义 | mutinous (once / 3451 pages) adj A mutiny is a revolt, when the led no longer obey the leader. To be mutinous is to behave this way, like when the entire class rises up against a substitute teacher. Mutinous behavior is largely associated with the behavior of unhappy crews at sea. A mutinous crew can really mess up a ship captain's day, but then again serve as a fantastic source of material for books and movies. There's something inspiring about mutinous behavior — it shows a certain defiant independent spirit that is admirable, unless of course you're the leader being mutinied against. WORD FAMILYmutinous: mutinously+/mutineer: mutineers/mutiny: mutineer, mutinied, mutinies, mutinous, mutinying USAGE EXAMPLESHe said his job included trying to create viral memes on a Facebook page called Mutinous Media, which did not list a Sputnik connection. Reuters(Dec 20, 2016) That night, feeling mutinous, we skipped the karaoke, side-stepped the minders and headed out for an unguided look around Panghsan, the state capital. BBC(Nov 16, 2016) She ran in spite of a last-minute intervention by the director of a mutinous FBI. Time(Nov 09, 2016) 1adj consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny mutinous acts mutinous thoughts a mutinous speech Syn disloyal deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle 2adj disposed to or in a state of mutiny the men became mutinous and insubordinate Syn insubordinate not submissive to authority |
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