"defiantly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əntli/ [UK] Forms: more defiantly [comparative], most defiantly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English defiant Middle English -ly English -ly English defiantly From defiant + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|defiant|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English defiant Middle English -ly English -ly English defiantly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "defiantly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="defiantly"> From defiant + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} defiantly (comparative more defiantly, superlative most defiantly)
  1. In a defiant manner. Translations (in a defiant manner): uhmakkaasti (Finnish), contumāciter (Latin)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} defiantly
  1. Misspelling of definitely. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: definitely
    Sense id: en-defiantly-en-adv-u5EE-8yk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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