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Meaning of mutinously in English

mutinously
adverb
uk
/ˈmjuː.tɪ.nəs.li/ us
/ˈmjuː.tən.əs.li/
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in a way that shows you refuse or are not willing to do what you are told to do:
They grumbled mutinously about the work.
"I'm not hungry," he said mutinously.
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(Definition of mutinously from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of mutinously

mutinously
In a twinkling every man jack of us was lining the starboard rail, looking curiously behind to see who would dare show himself mutinously inclined.
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Suddenly her face kindled and her lips quivered mutinously.
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She shut her lips tightly over her little clenched teeth, and he saw the blue eyes flash mutinously.
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Her small breast arose mutinously, while that cast-off sensation kept growing and growing.
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He shook his head mutinously, and the cloudy deeps of his eyes grew more cloudy.
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The red lips curled mutinously.
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Translations of mutinously

in Chinese (Traditional)
表示抗議地, 桀驁不馴地…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
表示抗议地, 桀骜不驯地…
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in Spanish
rebeldemente, con rebeldía…
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