rebellious
adjective
defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
rebelliously
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a word derived from
rebellious.
Example Sentences
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Proudly and rebelliously, I accused my parents’ generation—and Mama in particular—of failing to live up to the utopian promises that should have handed me a future that I could find worthy and comfortable.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 5, 2019
So it smacks of that tinny, 1990s inconsistency: rebelliously rejecting frilly conformity one minute, wallowing in it the next.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2017
Shawn points, but I’m still rebelliously looking around, scoping, until I spot the La-Z-Boy of tree trunks.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2016
This was the Replacements at the peak of their powers, rebelliously thwarting expectations, simultaneously satirizing the ironic over-seriousness of "SNL" and mocking the second-rate-ness of their own name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
When they approached, Nellie looked at them and backed her ears and bobbed her head up and down rebelliously.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
