insurrectious
insurrectious adjective: of or relating to an insurrection.
Adjective
insurrectious (comparative more insurrectious, superlative most insurrectious)
- Of or relating to an insurrection.
- 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...1814, Simon Willard, Jun., The Columbian Union: consisting of General and Particular Explanations of Government, and the Columbian Constitution., page 326
- The Government attempted to build an Inter-Oceanic Railway in 1871; but the insurrectious condition of society caused the work to be dropped in 1873.1895, Walter, Government Ownership in Production and Distribution, page 127
Forms of insurrectious
| comparative | more insurrectious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most insurrectious |
Origin of insurrectious
From insurrection + -ous.
Questions about insurrectious
- What does insurrectious mean?
- Insurrectious means of or relating to an insurrection.
- What part of speech is insurrectious?
- Insurrectious is an adjective.
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