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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Phil, Dorothy Buffum Chandler, that she had him fired on occasion, only for her son, Times publisher Otis Chandler, to rebelliously rehire Bernheimer the next day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
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
She detailed her long days, her exhausting schedule and the psychic pull to be more available to her two teenage sons, one of whom was rebelliously toying with juvenile delinquency.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2016
“Yes, we will if we get the chance,” muttered Laurie rebelliously.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
