adj. 1. Of, engaged in, disposed to, or constituting mutiny. See Synonyms at insubordinate. 2. Unruly; disaffected: a mutinous child. 3. Turbulent and uncontrollable: "mutinous passions, and conflicting fears" (Percy Bysshe Shelley). muti·nous·ly adv. muti·nous·ness n. |
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