rebellious : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rebellious	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rebellious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rebellious adj resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew" discontented as toward authority Synonym(s): disaffected, ill- affected, malcontent, rebellious participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rebellious \Rebel"lious\, a. Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force. [bd]Thy rebellious* crew.[b8] [bd]Proud rebellious arms.[b8] --Milton. -- {Rebel"liously}, adv. -- {Rebel"liousness}, n.