defy
verb (used with object)
to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly.
defyingly
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a word derived from
defy.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the infant ruffian continued sucking; and glowered up at me defyingly, as he slavered into the jug.
From Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
And with firm step the strong-minded woman went up again to the glass, and looked in it defyingly, as if to challenge forth the monster that was hid behind its crystal.
From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Carl Franz van der Velde
"We recognize only the assize at Schweidnitz as our judges in this matter," retorted the wild Francis defyingly, in the name of all.
From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Carl Franz van der Velde
"I had it from a good friend," retorted Francis defyingly.
From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Carl Franz van der Velde
His features seemed endowed with a stronge weird mobility that would defyingly elude the fixing grasp of our eager eyes.
From A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales by Sir Charles L. (Charles Lawrence) Young
