mutinous
adjective
[ ˈmjuːtɪnəs ]
• (of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.
• "mutinous soldiers occupied the radio station"
Similar:
rebellious,
insubordinate,
subversive,
seditious,
insurgent,
insurrectionary,
insurrectionist,
rebel,
revolutionary,
anarchistic,
lawless,
riotous,
rioting,
traitorous,
factious,
disobedient,
defiant,
wilful,
recalcitrant,
refractory,
restive,
disaffected,
up in arms,
unruly,
disorderly,
out of control,
uncontrollable,
ungovernable,
unmanageable,
unbiddable,
bolshie,
contumacious,
Origin:
late 16th century: from obsolete mutine ‘rebellion’ (see mutiny) + -ous.
