SEDITIOUS


Meaning of SEDITIOUS in English

-shəs adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French seditieux, from Latin seditiosus, from seditio sedition + -osus -ous

1. : disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition : factious , turbulent

a seditious agitator

2. : of, relating to, of the nature of, or tending to excite sedition

the punishment of seditious utterances — J.L.O'Brian

Synonyms: see insubordinate

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