Reactionary - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Reactionary : adj : extremely conservative [syn: reactionist, far-right] (noun)

1: an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism [syn: ultraconservative, extreme right-winger]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Reactionary : \Re*ac"tion*a*ry\, a. Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, reactionary movements.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Reactionary : \Re*ac"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. Reactionaries. One who favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)