— revolutionarily , adv. — revolutionariness , n.
/rev'euh looh"sheuh ner'ee/ , adj., n., pl. revolutionaries .
adj.
1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
2. radically new or innovative; outside or beyond established procedure, principles, etc.: a revolutionary discovery.
3. ( cap. ) of or pertaining to the American Revolution or to the period contemporaneous with it in U.S. history: Revolutionary heroes; Revolutionary weapons.
4. revolving.
n.
5. a revolutionist.
[ 1765-75; REVOLUTION + -ARY ]
Syn. 2. unprecedented, novel, drastic, unorthodox.