rebelliously

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

rebellious +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

rebelliously (comparative more rebelliously, superlative most rebelliously)

  1. In a rebellious manner.
    • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 21:
      "Hold on a minute there," he said, and while they hung rebelliously on the step, looked them over at his leisure.