Insurrectionary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Insurrectionary is an adjective meaning Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection.
Meaning
Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection.
More Meanings
- One who takes part in insurrection.
Example Sentences
The brutal crackdown on protests has only served to galvanize the insurrectionary mood in the country.
Politics, as the adage goes, is first experienced at home, and the autocratic Dr Gallo had ruled his household in a manner that was so oppressive and so patently unjust that Tony had grown used to thinking of himself in insurrectionary terms.
Word Forms
- insurrectionaries
Synonyms for insurrectionary
Depending on context, synonyms include rebellious, seditious, insurrectional.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include insurrectory, insurrectious, incursionary, insinuational, intrusional, seditionary.
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