r 1 e 1 a 1 c 3 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1 a 1 r 1 y 4
11 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
adjective extremely conservative
originBorrowed from French réactionnaire, equivalent to reaction + -ary. Used in the time of the French revolution to refer to a person opposing the revolution; as in favoring a reaction against the revolution.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- cyanite 12
- errancy 12
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