defiantly

Adverb

Meaning

in a rebellious manner

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Examples

The truly tragic kind of suffering is the kind produced and defiantly insisted upon by the hero himself so that, instead of making him better, it makes him worse and when he dies he is not reconciled to the law but defiant, that is, damned. Lear is not a tragic hero, Othello is. W. H. Auden

Charisma is a sign of the calling. Saints and pilgrims are defiantly moved by it. B. W. Powe

What a glorious time of the year is this [Spring]! With the warm sun travelling through serene skies, the air clear and fresh above you, which instils new blood in the body, making one defiantly tramp the earth, kicking the snows aside in the scorn of action. William Henry Davies

Personally, I like to defiantly split my infinitives. Larry Wall

It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle. Rollo May

Defiantly live, or in honour die, Midst slashing blades and banners flying high. Al-Mutanabbi

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