Definitions for reactionary

reactionary re·ac·tion·ar·y

Spelling: [ree-ak-shuh-ner-ee]
IPA: /riˈæk ʃəˌnɛr i/

Reactionary is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 857 anagrams from letters in reactionary (aaceinorrty).

Definitions for reactionary

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.

noun

  1. a reactionary person.

Origin of reactionary

1830-40; reaction + -ary; compare French réactionnaire

Examples for reactionary

reactionary conservative candidates did alarmingly well in recent elections for the European Parliament.

And I am not alone in resenting your reactionary tendencies.

reactionary movements are, first and foremost, not rational.

Being a reactionary, I still felt that woman's place was not in the Army or Navy.

We are not speaking of a reactionary revolution but of the "activist."

I do, however, intend it to sound mean about the reactionary, prejudice-infested place she comes from.

Perhaps conservative is not the word; reactionary would be closer.

Decidedly, he ought to have sold himself to the reactionary party.

The 4th of July has been reactionary, chauvinistic, and out-of-date since 1776.

So Rove—I will give him this much—knows the workings of the fearful, reactionary mind.

Word Value for reactionary
Scrable

16

Words with friends

17

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