seditious Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite arousing to action or rebellion
    rabble-rousing; inflammatory; incitive; incendiary; instigative.
  2. adjective satellite in opposition to a civil authority or government
    subversive; insurgent.

WordNet

Se*di"tious adjective
Etymology
L. seditiosus: cf. F. séditieux.
Definitions
  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, n.

Webster 1913