insubordinate
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Insubordinate and often insufferable, he is assigned to recover a kidnaped British scientist held by criminals who contribute to the nation's "brain drain" by snatching and selling top scientific talent to foreign powers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Insubordinate native princes admitted only a nominal control over them.
From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park
"Insubordinate children who play off from school in the morning must work in the afternoon," Karl said at luncheon, and they went to their work that afternoon with freshened spirit.
From The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love by Glaspell, Susan
He shook his head mischievously and whispered "Insubordinate."
From Miss Lou by Roe, Edward Payson
Insubordinate applies to the disposition to resist and resent control as such; mutinous, to open defiance of authority, especially in the army, navy, or merchant marine.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
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