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rebellious, a.|rɪˈbɛljəs|
Also 5 rebellous(e.
[ad. L. type *rebellōsus or *rebelliōsus, f. rebellis rebel a., or rebellio rebellion. Cf. obs. F. rebelleux (Godef.).]
1. Insubordinate, defying lawful authority; belonging to a party of rebels. Const. against, to.
rebellious assembly, in Cowell (1607) and later Dicts., is defined in accordance with the act cited in quot. 1553.
1432–50tr. Higden (Rolls) II. 449 Men of Peloponense beynge rebellous ageyne men of Athenes. c1450St. Cuthbert (Surtees) 4812 To ilk man he was rebellouse. 1535Coverdale Esther xiii. 7 They which of olde (and now also) haue euer bene rebellious. 1553Act 1 Mary ii. c. xii, An Acte againste unlawfull and rebellyous Assembles. 1611Bible Transl. Pref. 3 A Pandect of profitable lawes against rebellious spirits. 1641Thorndike Prim. Govt. Ch. Ep. Ded., It is a Child rebellious to the Fathers intentions. 1738Wesley Hymn, ‘Father, how wide thy glory shines’ iv, When we view thy strange Design To save rebellious Worms. 1795Southey Joan of Arc v. 61 My weak heart..Will beat, rebellious to its own resolves. 1871R. Ellis tr. Catullus lxiii. 13 Lost sheep that err rebellious to the lady Dindymene. 1888M. E. Braddon Fatal Three i. i, A horrid rebellious girl who has been expelled from a school.
absol.1462Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 270 Alle rebellyous undyr he schal hem brynge. 1611Bible Ps. lxvi. 7 Let not the rebellious exalt themselues. 1667Milton P.L. vi. 414 On th' other part Satan with his rebellious disappeerd.
b. transf. of the hand, head, a weapon, etc.
c1580Sidney Ps. xvii. vi, Thou by faithfull men wilt stand, And save them from rebellious hand. 1605Shakes. Macb. i. ii. 56 Point against Point, rebellious Arme 'gainst Arme. 1667Milton P.L. iii. 86 Revenge, that shall redound Upon his own rebellious head. 1810Scott Lady of L. ii. xxxii, Douglas ne'er Will level a rebellious spear. 1848Lytton Harold ii. ii, When Mangor..let loose his rebellious tongue.
c. transf. of intoxicating liquor. rare—1.
1600Shakes. A.Y.L. ii. iii. 49 In my youth I neuer did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my bloud.
2. Of actions, etc.: Characteristic of a rebel or of rebels; marked by rebellion.
1492Rolls of Parlt. VI. 447/1 Joyed in rumour and rebellous novelries. 1544Bale Sir J. Oldcastle 20 Vpon youre rebellyouse contumacye ye were both excommunicated. 1667Milton P.L. vi. 786 His hapless Foes,..to rebellious fight rallied thir Powers. a1704T. Brown On Dk. Ormond's Recov. Wks. 1730 I. 50 Cæsar to aid, and end rebellious strife. 1862Longfellow Wayside Inn Prel. 113 The sword his grandsire bore In the rebellious days of yore.
3. Of things: Offering resistance to manipulation or treatment; refractory.
a. Of diseases, sores, etc.
1578Lyte Dodoens i. xv. 24 Very good against..rebellious old sores. 1600Surflet Countrie Farme iii. liv. 557 They..vse the oyle for rebellious ringwormes. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 229 It [a tumour] is rebellious to all common Medicines. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 800 Few skin lesions have proved more rebellious [than lupus].
b. Of material things.
1594Greene & Lodge Looking Gl. G.'s Wks. (Rtldg.) 120/1 If his mane grow out of order, and he have any rebellious hairs. 1828Scott F. M. Perth xvii, ‘Bring forward’, he said, ‘our key..and apply it to this rebellious gate’. 1882Rep. to Ho. Repr. Prec. Met. U.S. 609 The new processes for the treatment of rebellious gold ores. |