Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rebelliously

/ɹəˈbɛljəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: re-bel-lious-ly
IPA: /ɹəˈbɛljəsli/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a rebellious manner.

Example Sentences

""Hold on a minute there," he said, and while they hung rebelliously on the step, looked them over at his leisure."

Etymology

Etymology tree English rebellious Middle English -ly English -ly English rebelliously From rebellious + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹəˈbɛljəsli/

Inflected Forms

more rebelliously (comparative) most rebelliously (superlative)

Synonyms

contumaciously defiantly

Questions

How do you pronounce rebelliously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈbɛljəsli/.
What does rebelliously mean?: In a rebellious manner.
Where does rebelliously come from?: Etymology tree English rebellious Middle English -ly English -ly English rebelliously From rebellious + -ly.

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