insurrectionary
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səˈrɛk adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of insurrection.
2.
given to or causing insurrection.
noun
3.
a person who takes part in an insurrection; rebel; insurgent.
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insurrection (ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency | |
| [C15: from Late Latin insurrectiō, from insurgere to rise up] | |
| insur'rectional | |
| —adj | |
| insur'rectionary | |
| —n, —adj | |
| insur'rectionism | |
| —n | |
| insur'rectionist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Insurrectionary
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| given to using long words. |
Example sentences
There was no insurrectionary move- meat meanwhile on the island.
There was no insurrectionary move-meat meanwhile on the island.
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