rebellious
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- rebellous (archaic)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle English rebellious; equivalent to rebel + -ious.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɹəˈbɛliəs/, /ɹəˈbɛljəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛliəs
- Hyphenation: re‧bel‧lious
Adjective
[edit]rebellious (comparative more rebellious, superlative most rebellious)
- Showing rebellion.
- 2014 April 17, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Thursday, Apr 17, 2014:
- "Tedd's feeling a bit rebellious." "I'm not rebelling! I'm self actualizing! By rebelling."
Synonyms
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[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]showing rebellion
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Middle English
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[edit]rebellious (Late Middle English)
- Refusing to submit to authorities; rebellious.
Descendants
[edit]- English: rebellious
References
[edit]- “rebelliǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-16.
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