Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insubordinately

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-sub-or-di-nate-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an insubordinate manner.

Example Sentences

"This is a task dispatched to one of three assistants, from whom he demands formal, written apologies when they behave insubordinately."

Etymology

From insubordinate + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: insubordinate

Inflected Forms

more insubordinately (comparative) most insubordinately (superlative)

Questions

What does insubordinately mean?: In an insubordinate manner.
Where does insubordinately come from?: From insubordinate + -ly.

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