revolutionary
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi//
- United Kingdom//-ˈljuː-//
- United States//ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi//
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
revolutionary war
revolutionary measures
revolutionary agitators
- 2
Of or pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
a revolutionary new tool
- 3
Of or pertaining to something that revolves.
Etymology
Compare French révolutionnaire; equivalent to revolution + -ary.
noun
- 1
A revolutionist; a person who revolts.
"The Chengtu revolutionaries were fantastically colourful in the Szechwanese manner—they costumed themselves as heroes of the stage and their energies were chiefly occupied in tying ropes across the main streets so that when Imperial officials rode by in their litters they would have to get down and crawl under, losing face.
Forms
- plural
- revolutionaries
- comparative
- more revolutionary
- superlative
- most revolutionary
revolutionary · Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
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