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seditious
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se·di·tious  (s-dshs)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of sedition.
2. Given to or guilty of engaging in or promoting sedition. See Synonyms at insubordinate.

se·ditious·ly adv.
se·ditious·ness n.

seditious [sɪˈdɪʃəs]
adj
1. of, like, or causing sedition
2. inclined to or taking part in sedition
seditiously  adv
seditiousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.seditious - arousing to action or rebellion
provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
2.seditious - in opposition to a civil authority or government
disloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"

seditious
adjective revolutionary, dissident, subversive, rebellious, disloyal, mutinous, refractory, treasonable, insubordinate He fell under suspicion for distributing seditious pamphlets.
Translations
seditious [səˈdɪʃəs] ADJsedicioso
seditious [sɪˈdɪʃəs] adjséditieux/euse
seditious
seditious [səˈdɪʃəs] adjsedizioso/a


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27) In these sources emphasis is often placed on the seditiousness of the Egyptians, which no doubt reflects a major context in which Romans ever thought about Egypt, for whom the province was simply a land "to be exploited methodically and efficiently.
If 'independent public' writing was suppressed in colonial America, no one, as far as we know, went to his death as a consequence of the seditiousness of what he wrote, tried to write, or, more importantly, thought.
 
 
 
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