[rev.o.lu.tion.ary] adj (1774) 1 a: of, relating to, or constituting a revolution "~ war" b: tending to or promoting revolution "a ~ party" c: constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change "~ styling" "a ~ new product"
2. cap: of or relating to the American Revolution or to the period in which it occurred -- rev.o.lu.tion.ar.i.ly adv -- rev.o.lu.tion.ar.i.ness n
[2]revolutionary n, pl -ar.ies (1850) 1: one engaged in a revolution
2: an advocate or adherent of revolutionary doctrines