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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How does defiantly compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• definitely vs. defiantly

Example Sentences

But the museum was a defiantly freestanding building, whose vertical jumble of boxes is as essential to its identity as the continuous spiral of the Guggenheim.

From The Wall Street Journal

The week earlier, he had defiantly walked in public in Tehran at a pro-government rally.

From Barron's

Another woman, Maryam, says that some people are defiantly preparing for the festival and its centrepiece - the Haft Sin table.

From BBC

Khairallah said defiantly that "we will not leave our homes, no matter what happens."

From Barron's

“I have the jump programmed and ready to go,” said Professor McMillan, his eyes flashing defiantly.

From Literature