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comparative more insubordinate, superlative most insubordinate
Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious. quotations examples
I remembered with confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct, and when I saw where it had brought me […] I felt ashamed to look him in the face.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883
plural insubordinates
A person who defies authority. examples