insubordinately C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Meanings 1 adv In a way that refuses to obey orders or respect authority. He answered his manager insubordinately and was sent home. Etymology AI details From insubordinate + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # insubordinately **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv ## Meanings 1. In a way that refuses to obey orders or respect authority. ## Examples - He answered his manager insubordinately and was sent home. ## Etymology From insubordinate + -ly. ## AI Etymology Insubordinately is from insubordinate + -ly. In present-day use, it means in a way that refuses to obey orders or respect authority. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown