unsubmissive
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They are ironic, determined, weary, languorous, gazing out from half-closed eyes, unsubmissive.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
Amid the glut of noises, upon that still tepid and unsubmissive expanse where cold death sits brooding, that sharp profile has fallen back.
From Light by Fitzwater Wray
She was reproved three days ago for laughing aloud in a chapel; and, as she showed an unsubmissive spirit, she was sent into a room alone in order to meditate.
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
The former was ever meek and feminine, the latter fierce and unsubmissive.
From A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson by Watkin Tench
Finally, he got the pitchfork, and for a moment—what a moment that was!—held four prongs of flashing steel before the elephant's eyes, red-burning, unsubmissive.
From Careers of Danger and Daring by Cleveland Moffett
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