insubordinately

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adverb

In an insubordinate manner.

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Meanings

adverbinsubordinately (comparative more insubordinately, superlative most insubordinately)

comparative more insubordinately · superlative most insubordinately

  1. In an insubordinate manner.

    This is a task dispatched to one of three assistants, from whom he demands formal, written apologies when they behave insubordinately.

    2007 July 31, Ginia Bellafante, “A Los Angeles Speculator Sold on Himself”, in New York Times

Origin

From insubordinate + -ly.

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APA

insubordinately. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insubordinately

MLA

“insubordinately.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insubordinately. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insubordinately,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insubordinately.

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