† mutiniousadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutiny n., -ous suffix.
Etymology: < mutiny n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier mutinous adj.
Obsolete.
rare.
society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > mutiny > [adjective]
1663 38 They..did not run into Mutinious and Rebellious routes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).