defiantly
UK/dɪˈfaɪ(j)əntli/
defiantly adverb: in a defiant manner. Also the misspelling of definitely.
Adverb
defiantly (comparative more defiantly, superlative most defiantly)
- In a defiant manner.
- "And I know she's my aunt, but she needn't pick at me all the time," she added defiantly.1904, Margaret Sidney, chapter 15, in Five Little Peppers and their Friends
- The sole image of Henry Cavendish captured in his lifetime shows an aristocratic-looking man in a frock coat, frilled shirt-wrists, and white stockings, wearing a knocker-tailed periwig under a black three-cornered hat. This was a defiantly unchic style of dress even in the late 1700s, and he wore...2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York: Avery, →ISBN, page 20
Also used as
defiantly is also the misspelling of definitely.
defiantly meaning in Hindi
defiantly in Hindi
- अवज्ञापूर्ण रूप से
Examples of defiantly in a sentence
- This was a defiantly unchic style of dress even in the late 1700s, and he wore the same outfit every day of his adult life.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York...
- "Well, then, you can send me to Coventry, you friends of Darrin, if you feel yourselves justified in doing it!" quivered Midshipman Jetson, tossing his head and glaring defiantly around the room.2006, H. Irving Hancock, Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis, →ISBN, page 159:
Forms of defiantly
| comparative | more defiantly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most defiantly |
Origin of defiantly
From defiant + -ly.
Questions about defiantly
- What does defiantly mean?
- Defiantly means in a defiant manner.
- What is defiantly in Hindi?
- Defiantly in Hindi is अवज्ञापूर्ण रूप से. See Defiantly meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use defiantly in a sentence?
- This was a defiantly unchic style of dress even in the late 1700s, and he wore the same outfit every day of his adult life.
- What part of speech is defiantly?
- Defiantly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce defiantly?
- Defiantly is pronounced /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əntli/ (UK).
Words near defiantly in the dictionary
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