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de·fi·ant
(dĭ-fī′ənt)adj.
Marked by defiance; boldly resisting.
de·fi′ant·ly adv.
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| Adv. | 1. | defiantly - in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously" |
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بِتَحَدّى، بِتَمَرُّد
vzdorněvzdorovitě
á ögrandi hátt
kljubovalno
kafa tutarcasına
defiantly
[dɪˈfaɪəntlɪ] ADV [act] → atrevidamente, insolentemente; [say, answer] → en tono desafiante or retador, en son de retoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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defiantly
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defiance
(diˈfaiəns) noun open disobedience; challenging or opposition. He went in defiance of my orders.
deˈfiant adjective hostile; showing or feeling defiance. a defiant attitude.
deˈfiantly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.