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[ dih-fahy-uhnt-lee ] / dɪˈfaɪ ənt li /
adverbwith daring or bold resistance to authority: In a fearless display, protesters chanted defiantly at police: "Come and shoot us with your tear gas!" Origin of defiantlydefiant + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM defiantlyhalf-de·fi·ant·ly, adverbnon·de·fi·ant·ly, adverbo·ver·de·fi·ant·ly, adverbqua·si-de·fi·ant·ly, adverb un·de·fi·ant·ly, adverb Words nearby defiantlydefervesce, defervescence, deffo, defiance, defiant, defiantly, defiber, defibered, defiberize, defibrate, defibrillate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for defiantly“I will answer injustice with justice,” she says defiantly, before crucifying the child-killers. Game of Thrones’ ‘Oathkeeper’: Joffrey’s Killer Revealed, White Walkers, and A New Jaime Lannister|Marlow Stern|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Traditionally worn by sixth-graders and jocks and those who lounge aggressively, the draw-stringed trouser is defiantly apathetic. NBA Players Are Wearing Sweatpants Again, but Now They Cost $550|Sujay Kumar|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Priebke was defiantly unapologetic for his crimes, always insisting he was only following orders even though he was a top chief. Erich Priebke: The Nazi Nobody Wanted|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST One more thing: George H.W. Bush has become an unlikely fashion plate, defiantly owning the title as our preppiest ex-president. George H.W. Bush, Our Preppiest Ex-President, Honored at White House|John Avlon|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Walking on, he sees another thistle, downtrodden, but still firmly planted and defiantly thriving. Turning to Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murat’ as Boston Locked Down|Liesl Schillinger|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST While he spoke his eyes sought those of his friend, and looked straight in them, not defiantly, but meditatively. The Golden Butterfly|Walter Besant The young man did not even face him as he spoke: if their eyes met by chance, Richard's were defiantly cold. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete|George Meredith For a moment those two glared at one another mutely and defiantly. Babylon, Volume 1 (of 3)|Grant Allen "None," she said—not defiantly, or ingratiatingly, or fearfully. Mrs. Dale stared at Eugene defiantly when he came, but Suzanne welcomed him to her embrace. The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser
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