Adjective : a defiant attitude. From Dictionary.com.
My three-year-old raised his chin defiantly and said, No! It was an accident. From Wordnik.com. [Warner Apologizes for Sterilizations at cvillenews.com] Reference
The girl met McGeorge outside the house; he called defiantly in the face of an unrelenting, outspoken opposition. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story] Reference
"Definitely" ≠ "defiantly" - hoping it was a spelling mistake, not a freudian slip!. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I use the word defiantly. From Wordnik.com. [The Pursuit of Happiness] Reference
I remain defiantly happy with these cookies. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
I "-- defiantly --" I don't want to go to churches at all. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Rebel A Novel] Reference
Because of size constraints here, you can't see this photo at its true size, which is boldly, "defiantly" large. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: An Eye on Haiti's Rapes] Reference
The word 'defiantly' is making me wonder whether you're going someplace funny with this... or someplace preachy. From Wordnik.com. [Posting: Possible. Constructive Feedback: You Decide.] Reference
"I suppose we shall; but," defiantly, "I'm not going to worry about it till the time comes.". From Wordnik.com. [Kent Knowles: Quahaug] Reference
That's enough for me, and, "defiantly," I rather admire him. ". From Wordnik.com. [A Man of Two Countries] Reference
"defiantly" ignored ultimatums to disengage and abide by the dispute resolution procedures in place. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But deep down we remain defiantly attracted to individuals. From Wordnik.com. [Bisexuality] Reference
"But tomorrow we get up and fight," McCain declared defiantly. From Wordnik.com. [Lowering Expectations] Reference
A middle-aged electrician stands up and almost defiantly points to his sign. From Wordnik.com. [Work In A New World] Reference
He wrote, defiantly, on his Web site that "acceptance has to come from within.". From Wordnik.com. [Why Ricky Martin’s Coming Out Wasn’t Big News] Reference
"I don't want anybody's finger on the button who doesn't cry," she says defiantly. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Shattered Ceilings] Reference
A few relatives said they would accept Saddam's offer; others defiantly rejected it. From Wordnik.com. [Bush: 'I Have Had It'] Reference
If you don't allow people to live honorably, you cannot stop them from dying defiantly. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: The Cia's Troubles] Reference
But when the traders answer the phones, they sometimes still defiantly shout, "Lehman!". From Wordnik.com. [Paulson’s Complaint] Reference
But Gates protected from dismissal by civil-service rules, defiantly denied a deal had been cut. From Wordnik.com. [Damned--But Defiant] Reference
She was exquisitely female in fur and feathers one moment, defiantly butch in male attire the next. From Wordnik.com. [The Death Of A Goddess] Reference
(The defiantly conservative Justice Thomas has been quoted as telling his clerks: "I ain't evolving."). From Wordnik.com. [Queen of the Center] Reference
Malcolm was able to talk so defiantly to white people partly because he didn't want anything from them. From Wordnik.com. [Malcolm X] Reference
The result, "" Le Parc, '' a defiantly modern take on "" Dangerous Liaisons, '' premiEred in Paris in 1994. From Wordnik.com. [Keeping Dance On Its Toes] Reference
Kimber, a 10-year veteran of policing the city's toughest housing projects, shot back defiantly, "I earned it.". From Wordnik.com. [Battleground Chicago] Reference
THE ROOTS, 'PHRENOLOGY' The Roots are one of hip-hop's coolest entities -- defiantly independent and sonically inventive. From Wordnik.com. [Fall Arts Preview: Music] Reference
Similarly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is defiantly enriching uranium and sneering at Western threats of sanctions. From Wordnik.com. [The Energy Wars] Reference
One is the depth of their love of country, and their upbeat, almost defiantly hopeful attitude now, in the third year after 9/11. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: Waiting For The Heads to Roll] Reference
She defiantly wears fur despite harassment from animal activists, who once tossed a dead raccoon onto her plate at the Four Seasons. From Wordnik.com. [She's Still In Vogue] Reference
In its first season, some critics cried "" Friends '' clone, an idiotic comparison considering the show's defiantly unhip sensibility. From Wordnik.com. [A Kinky 'Regular Guy'] Reference
Kennedy ordered the motorcade to stop by the front door of the hotel, where he defiantly insisted on working the crowd for five minutes. From Wordnik.com. [Rfk's Last Campaign] Reference
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