REVOLUTIONARY


Meaning of REVOLUTIONARY in English

I. |revə|lüshəˌnerē, -ri also -əlˈyü- adjective

Etymology: revolution (I) + -ary

1. : of, relating to, or having the nature of a revolution

a revolutionary war

a revolutionary party

2. : tending to, promoting, or involving revolution

revolutionary motion

a revolutionary speech

revolutionary improvements in technique

often : radical , extremist

a revolutionary outlook

3. usually capitalized : of or relating to the American Revolution or to the period in which it occurred

Revolutionary history

Revolutionary costume

II. noun

( -es )

: revolutionist

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.