rebellious
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."
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Translations edit
showing rebellion
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Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective 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.