pseudorevolutionary
pseudorevolutionary adjective: having the appearance, but not the essence, of a revolutionary.
Adjective
pseudorevolutionary (comparative more pseudorevolutionary, superlative most pseudorevolutionary)
- Having the appearance, but not the essence, of a revolutionary.
Noun
pseudorevolutionary (plural pseudorevolutionaries)
- One who has the appearance, but not the essence, of a revolutionary.
- The microfaction came to coincide with arguments used and positions adopted against our Revolution by Latin American pseudorevolutionaries and the United States Central Intelligence Agency.1969, Leo Huberman, Paul Marlor Sweezy, chapter 11, in Socialism in Cuba, Monthly Review Press, page 211
Forms of pseudorevolutionary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more pseudorevolutionary |
| superlative | most pseudorevolutionary |
| alternative form | pseudo-revolutionary |
| Noun | |
| plural | pseudorevolutionaries |
Origin of pseudorevolutionary
From pseudo- + revolutionary.
Questions about pseudorevolutionary
- What does pseudorevolutionary mean?
- Pseudorevolutionary means having the appearance, but not the essence, of a revolutionary.
- What part of speech is pseudorevolutionary?
- Pseudorevolutionary can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near pseudorevolutionary in the dictionary
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