rebelliously

1. 1.

   in a rebellious manner

   “he rejected her words rebelliously”

   Synonymscontumaciouslydefiantly

Questions about rebelliously

What does rebelliously mean?

rebelliously means "in a rebellious manner".

How many syllables are in rebelliously?

rebelliously has 5 syllables and divides as re-bel-li-ou-sly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for rebelliously?

Close synonyms include contumaciously, defiantly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rebelliously a common word?