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Definition of mutinous
1a : disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious a mutinous crewb : turbulent, unruly
2 : of, relating to, or constituting mutiny mutinous threats
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Examples of mutinous in a Sentence
vowed that he would someday see the mutinous crew hang
Recent Examples of mutinous from the Web
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The discovery of a cache of weapons by the mutinous soldiers on May 15 in a house allegedly owned by Soro’s head of protocol, Souleymane Kamarate Kone, fueled suspicions that Soro was backing the mutineers.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Mutinous soldiers in Ivory Coast shot three people on Saturday and cut off access to the second-largest city, Bouaké, as a revolt escalated over demands for bonus payments.
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The mutinous soldiers are former rebels who helped put Ouattara in power after his predecessor refused to cede office after losing the 2010 election.
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In 1994, Sherman collaborated with Kawakubo on a somewhat mutinous ad campaign for the line, shooting herself as a tatted-up, post-apocalyptic punk wearing checkered gloves and pointing her trigger finger to the side of her head.
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First Known Use of mutinous
1578
MUTINOUS Defined for English Language Learners
mutinous
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: involved in a mutiny
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: feeling or showing a desire not to do what someone has told or ordered you to do
MUTINOUS Defined for Kids
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1 : involved in turning against a person in charge (as the captain of a ship) a mutinous crew
2 : feeling or showing a desire to disobey There was a great deal of mutinous muttering around the room … — J. K. Rowling, Chamber of Secrets
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