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insubordinately
adverb
formaldisapprovinguk /ˌɪn.səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət.li/ us /ˌɪn.səˈbɔːr.dən.ət.li/
in a way that shows that you are not willing to obey orders from people in authority:
When I questioned her, she insubordinately replied that it was none of my business.
She was dismissed from her job after speaking insubordinately to a senior manager.
He insubordinately ignored the captain's instructions.
If any member of my team behaves insubordinately, I always insist on a formal, written apology.
The boys were warned about their behaviour after they spoke insubordinately to their teacher.
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disobedient
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insubordination
mutinously
naughtily
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