defiantly

[ dih-fahy-uhnt-lee ]

adverb

1. with daring or bold resistance to authority:

   In a fearless display, protesters chanted defiantly at police: "Come and shoot us with your tear gas!"

Other Words From

• half-de·fi·ant·ly adverb
• non·de·fi·ant·ly adverb
• o·ver·de·fi·ant·ly adverb
• qua·si-de·fi·ant·ly adverb
• un·de·fi·ant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of defiantly¹

defiant ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Gen. Rob Bonta said Norwalk’s actions have been “brazenly and defiantly violative of the law,” and cited the city’s lumping homeless shelters in with the other businesses as especially problematic.

From Los Angeles Times

The assassination attempt — where the FBI says a bullet nicked Trump’s ear — produced one of the most compelling political images in modern politics, when a bloodied Trump raised his fist defiantly.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s very important that he’s the main focal point for us every single night,” James said defiantly Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

The slain leader’s backers, she wrote, “will see in it the embodiment of Palestinian resistance, devastated and still defiantly fighting, not cowering in a tunnel.”

From Los Angeles Times

Trump will hold a rally on Saturday on the same grounds where he was shot in the ear, before defiantly raising his fist and mouthing “Fight!’

From BBC