defiant
adjective
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging.
defiantness
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a word derived from
defiant.
Example Sentences
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"The business was established before I became connected with it, sir; nor is it for you to institute an inquiry of that kind," he answered, not raising his voice, but speaking with quick defiantness.
From Middlemarch by George Eliot
