defiantly

American  

[dih-fahy-uhnt-lee] / dɪˈfaɪ ənt li /

adverb

1. with daring or bold resistance to authority.

   In a fearless display, protesters chanted defiantly at police: "Come and shoot us with your tear gas!"

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Other Word Forms

• half-defiantly adverb
• nondefiantly adverb
• overdefiantly adverb
• quasi-defiantly adverb
• undefiantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of defiantly

defiant ( def. ) + -ly

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• definitely vs. defiantly

Example Sentences

Legxacy is a mercurial figure – a musical polymath, defiantly original, who has largely stopped speaking in public, partly due to the tragic backstory behind his latest mixtape.

From BBC

"If you want me to pay my taxes / You'd better come over with a crucifix" he chants, defiantly, on lead single Taxes.

From BBC

But a few, including the heroine of “Spartacus” creator Steven S. DeKnight’s latest chapter, seize their shadow of glory defiantly and in full view of those who would deny it to them.

From Salon

The Palisades defiantly hosted its annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot this year, with superfit dads pushing strollers and soccer moms power-walking through what looks like World War II Dresden.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s intentionally blocking my way, arms crossed, looking up at me defiantly.

From Literature