disobedient
adjective
neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory.
disobediently
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a word derived from
disobedient.
Example Sentences
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The problem is that the public, disobediently giggling over their social media accounts, reckon they’ve already got the scoop without needing to see the film.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 7, 2016
Ignatius snapped more vigorously, but again the point slid disobediently back out of sight.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
"Must I tell you for the first time in your life, that you are acting disobediently?" he asked.
From Basil by Wilkie Collins
At the first word of this proposition, the sailors turned disobediently away.
From A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas by Fanny Loviot
A Knight of the Grail, when you have recognised him, should he disobediently remain to fight with you, would have forfeited the strength of his arm.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Gertrude Hall Brownell
