half-defiantly

• a word derived from defiantly.
  defiantly

  adverb

  with daring or bold resistance to authority.

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half-defiantly

She glanced half-defiantly at the other cot, but Miles said nothing.

From The Merryweathers by Julia Ward Richards

Well," she said half-defiantly, "in a way I did, but I can't see that it makes any difference to you.

From Loaded Dice by Ellery H. Clark

"No one cares for me," he said, half-defiantly.

From The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody

What’s the use’n beatin’ around!” he said half-defiantly.

From The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills by Ridgwell Cullum

"After all, it was only the one kiss that was actually sold and delivered," said Indiman, half-defiantly.

From The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen

More Suggestions

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• self-definition