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▪ I. deˈfying, vbl. n.1
[f. defy v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of defy v.1; a defiance, a challenge.
c1300K. Alis. 7289 Alisaunder..hath afonge thy deffying. c1440Promp. Parv. 116 Defyynge, or dyspysynge, vilipencio, floccipencio. 1483Cath. Angl. 94 Defiynge, despeccio, etc.; vbi a disspysynge.
▪ II. † deˈfying, vbl. n.2
[f. defy v.2 + -ing1.]
The action of digesting; digestion.
c1315[see defy v.2 2]. c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 162 Þese arterys goiþ to..þe lyvere & geveþ him vertu ful myche & makiþ defiynge. c1440Promp. Parv. 116 Defyynge of mete or drynke, digestio. 1483Cath. Angl. 94 A Defiynge, digestio.
▪ III. deˈfying, ppl. a.
[f. defy v.1 + -ing1.]
That defies; defiant.
1834Macaulay Pitt Ess. (1854) 309/1 His impetuous, adventurous and defying character.
Hence deˈfyingly adv., defiantly, with defiance.
1831L. E. L. in Examiner 821/1 The petticoat is defyingly dragged through the mud. 1856Mrs. Browning Aur. Leigh i. 504, I looked into his face defyingly. |