jacobinical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdʒækəˈbɪnɪkəl/ UK /ˌdʒækəˈbɪnɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
marked by extreme revolutionary radicalism

The pamphlet's jacobinical fervor called for the overthrow of every old institution.

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Synonyms

1 adj · marked by extreme... radical revolutionary extremist insurrectionary seditious

Opposites

conservative reactionary moderate

Word family

Derived forms jacobinically

Related forms jacobin jacobinicjacobinism

Etymology

From 'Jacobin' + '-ical', referring to the radical Jacobin club of the French Revolution, which met in a former Dominican (Jacobin) convent in Paris, ultimately from Latin 'Jacobus' ('James').

Jacobus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# jacobinical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌdʒækəˈbɪnɪkəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdʒækəˈbɪnɪkəl/

## Meanings
1. marked by extreme revolutionary radicalism

## Examples
- The pamphlet's jacobinical fervor called for the overthrow of every old institution.

## Synonyms
- radical
- revolutionary
- extremist
- insurrectionary
- seditious

## Antonyms
- conservative
- reactionary
- moderate

## Derived Forms
- jacobinically

## Related Forms
- jacobin
- jacobinic
- jacobinism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Jacobus

## Etymology
From 'Jacobin' + '-ical', referring to the radical Jacobin club of the French Revolution, which met in a former Dominican (Jacobin) convent in Paris, ultimately from Latin 'Jacobus' ('James').

## AI Etymology
Jacobinical comes from 'Jacobin' + '-ical', referring to the radical Jacobin club of the French Revolution, which met in a former Dominican (Jacobin) convent in Paris, ultimately from Latin 'Jacobus' ('James'). The etymological trail includes Latin Jacobus. The same word family includes jacobinically, jacobin, jacobinic, jacobinism. Its current adjective use means "marked by extreme revolutionary radicalism".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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