I. -shə-ˌner-ē adjective
Date: 1774
1.
a. : of, relating to, or constituting a revolution
revolutionary war
b. : tending to or promoting revolution
a revolutionary party
c. : constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change
revolutionary styling
a revolutionary new product
2. capitalized : of or relating to the American Revolution or to the period in which it occurred
• rev·o·lu·tion·ar·i·ly -ˌlü-shə-ˈner-ə-lē adverb
• rev·o·lu·tion·ar·i·ness -ˈlü-shə-ˌner-ē-nəs noun
II. noun
( plural -ar·ies )
Date: 1850
1. : one engaged in a revolution
2. : an advocate or adherent of revolutionary doctrines