0 (of a person) not willing to obey orders from people in authority, or (of actions and speech, etc.) showing that you are not willing to obey orders:
an insubordinate child
1 refusing to obey orders from someone in authority, and not showing respect for them:
We shall take action against city employees who are insubordinate, or who are discourteous to the public.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.