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unrevolutionary adjective uk /ˌʌn.rev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/ us /ˌʌn.rev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/
unrevolutionaryadjective (IN POLITICS/HISTORY) not involved in, typical of, or related to a political revolution(= a major change in the way a country is governed, often using violence): He was eventually denounced for unrevolutionary behaviour. He highlighted those historians who only applied their analysis to unrevolutionary periods. The new administration seemed focused on distinctly unrevolutionary activities such as an attempt to boost the tourist industry.
unrevolutionaryadjective (NOT IMPORTANT) not completely new or having a great effect: It's a fun but unrevolutionary game. What I see is an often original but unrevolutionary painter. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Of little or less importance be in/under someone's shadowidiom be neither here nor thereidiom big deal biggie derisory marginal meaningless meaninglessly meaninglessness mere picayune picture piddling piddly piffling unserious unseriousness venial vestigial vestigially
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