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Webster 1913 Edition


Seditious

Se-di′tious

,
Adj.
[L.
seditiosus
: cf. F.
séditieux
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to sedition; partaking of the nature of, or tending to excite, sedition;
as,
seditious
behavior;
seditious
strife;
seditious
words
.
2.
Disposed to arouse, or take part in, violent opposition to lawful authority; turbulent; factious; guilty of sedition;
as,
seditious
citizens
.
Se-di′tious-ly
,
adv.
Se-di′tious-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Seditious

SEDI''TIOUS

,
Adj.
[L. seditiosus.]
1. Pertaining to sedition; partaking of the nature of sedition; as seditious behavior; seditious strife.
2. Tending to excite sedition; as seditious words.
3. Disposed to excite violent or irregular opposition to law or lawful authority; turbulent; factious, or guilty of sedition; as seditious citizens.

Definition 2024


seditious

seditious

English

Adjective

seditious (comparative more seditious, superlative most seditious)

  1. Of, related to, or being involved in sedition; treasonous or subversive.

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