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insubordinately

insubordinately adverb: in an insubordinate manner.

Adverb

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

Forms of insubordinately

comparativemore insubordinately
superlativemost insubordinately

Origin of insubordinately

From insubordinate + -ly.

Questions about insubordinately

What does insubordinately mean?
Insubordinately means in an insubordinate manner.
What part of speech is insubordinately?
Insubordinately is an adverb.

Words near insubordinately in the dictionary

  1. insubmersible
  2. insubmission
  3. insubmissive
  4. insubordinate
  5. insubordinated
  6. insubordinately
  7. insubordinateness
  8. insubordinates
  9. insubordination
  10. insubordinations
  11. Insubres

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