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unobeying

unobeying adjective: that does not obey; disobedient.

Adjective

unobeying (not comparable)

  1. That does not obey; disobedient.
    • The Laplander beholds the far-off Sun
      Dart his slant beam on unobeying snows, […]1797, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Destiny of Nations

Origin of unobeying

From un- + obeying.

Questions about unobeying

What does unobeying mean?
Unobeying means that does not obey; disobedient.
What part of speech is unobeying?
Unobeying is an adjective.

Words near unobeying in the dictionary

  1. unobedient
  2. unobediently
  3. unobese
  4. unobeyable
  5. unobeyed
  6. unobeying
  7. unobfuscatable
  8. unobfuscated
  9. unobjected
  10. unobjectifiable
  11. unobjectified

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