seditious

adjective

se·​di·​tious si-ˈdi-shəs How to pronounce seditious (audio)
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously adverb
seditiousness noun

Examples of seditious in a Sentence

several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Enrique Tarrio, who was facing 22 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with Jan. 6, was among the hundreds of rioters who were granted pardons by Trump. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025 Since his release from custody, Mr. Tarrio has been involved in a number of ventures, including a podcast and a crypto coin with some of the other members of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, who were convicted with him of seditious conspiracy at a trial two years ago. Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 May 2025 Some worried that freeing all of them, including criminals convicted of violence or seditious conspiracy, would backfire. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025 Three other fellow Proud Boys found guilty of seditious conspiracy were sentenced shortly before Tarrio to prison terms of 15 to 18 years. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seditious

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seditious was in the 15th century

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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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seditious

adjective
se·​di·​tious si-ˈdish-əs How to pronounce seditious (audio)
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements

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