Insurrectious
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Of or relating to an insurrection. uncommon
"In consequence of the Massachusetts insurrection, the Virginia legislature met for taking measures for the safety of the country, against British commercial dangers of the north, determined more firmly to consolidate us in union, against the insurrectious divisions which the tories had already got violently under way."
Example
More examples"In consequence of the Massachusetts insurrection, the Virginia legislature met for taking measures for the safety of the country, against British commercial dangers of the north, determined more firmly to consolidate us in union, against the insurrectious divisions which the tories had already got violently under way."
Etymology
From insurrection + -ous.
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