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defeatistly

defeatistly adverb: in a defeatist manner.

Adverb

defeatistly (comparative more defeatistly, superlative most defeatistly)

  1. In a defeatist manner.
    • A battle is engaged between the electric light
      And the daylight, defeatistly withdrawing.1951, James Laughlin, New Directions in Prose and Poetry, volume 13

Forms of defeatistly

comparativemore defeatistly
superlativemost defeatistly

Origin of defeatistly

From defeatist + -ly.

Questions about defeatistly

What does defeatistly mean?
Defeatistly means in a defeatist manner.
What part of speech is defeatistly?
Defeatistly is an adverb.

Words near defeatistly in the dictionary

  1. defeating the purpose
  2. defeatingly
  3. defeatism
  4. defeatisms
  5. defeatist
  6. defeatistly
  7. defeatists
  8. defeatless
  9. defeatment
  10. defeatments
  11. defeatocrat

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