Definition of reactionary
: relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction; especially : ultraconservative in politics
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reactionary guardians of proper English usage invariably regard every new coinage that comes along as a nonword
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Roldan's first goal of the season was a reactionary flick after Chad Marshall initially directed Nicolas Lodeiro's corner kick toward the goal.
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The site may have simply gotten too large for its own health, the pool of users becoming polluted with reactionary subjects of mob rule.
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1815
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1815
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