† bravinglyadv.
Obsolete.
In a braving manner; boastfully, defiantly.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb] > defiantly
bravingly1616
acock1826
defyingly1831
defiantly1859
the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > [adverb]
roistingly1571
swaggeringly1611
bravingly1616
roisteringly1659
swashingly1665
blusteringlya1714
huffishly1755
hectoringly1913
1616 R. Sheldon Suruey Miracles Church of Rome 4 Bravingly, in your epistle to Sir Edward Hobby, you end thus.
1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies ix. 66 Hee domineeres bravely; beares himselfe towards his ragged regiment bravingly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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