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insurrectionary
Word definitions for insurrectionary in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or given to insurrection [syn: insurrectional ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Insurrectionary \In`sur*rec"tion*a*ry\, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection; rebellious; seditious. Their murderous insurrectionary system. --Burke.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1796 (adj.), 1893 (n.), from insurrection + -ary .
Usage examples of insurrectionary.
Generally speaking, passive resistance, unteachableness and obstinacy, but not insurrectionary energy, increase rapidly with age.
Or perhaps the insurrectionary sermons preached by the fiery hedge priest John Ball prior to the Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381 were indirectly to blame.