- reactionary⇄adj. having to do with or favoring a return to a previous, usually more conservative, state of affairs.
Ex. The economic recession brought about a reactionary attitude toward low tariffs. - reactionary⇄noun a person who favors a return to a previous, usually more conservative, state of affairs, especially in politics; extreme conservative.
- reactionary⇄reactionary, adjective, noun, pl.-aries.