defiantly
/dɪˈfaɪ(j)əntli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Example Sentences
- ""And I know she's my aunt, but she needn't pick at me all the time," she added defiantly."
- "The sole image of Henry Cavendish captured in his lifetime shows an aristocratic-looking man in a frock coat, frilled shirt-wrists, and white stockings, wearing a knocker-tailed periwig under a black three-cornered hat. This was a defiantly unchic style of dress even in the late 1700s, and he wore the same outfit every day of his adult life."
- ""For the statement, in the form in which I offered it, Mr. President, I have no retraction or apology to offer, and only such explanation as I have lately given." "Coventry! Coventry!" came the insistent call. "Well, then, you can send me to Coventry, you friends of Darrin, if you feel yourselves justified in doing it!" quivered Midshipman Jetson, tossing his head and glaring defiantly around the room."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əntli/
Inflected Forms
more defiantly (comparative)
most defiantly (superlative)