Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by defiance; boldly resisting.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by defiance, or bold opposition or antagonism; challenging.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of defiance; bold; insolent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Defying . - adjective Boldly
resisting opposition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
Etymologies
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Examples
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Moqlah sneered back, his expression defiant despite the pain that Garrovick knew must be racking his body.
In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002
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Moqlah sneered back, his expression defiant despite the pain that Garrovick knew must be racking his body.
In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002
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Moqlah sneered back, his expression defiant despite the pain that Garrovick knew must be racking his body.
In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002
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Moqlah sneered back, his expression defiant despite the pain that Garrovick knew must be racking his body.
In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002
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Moqlah sneered back, his expression defiant despite the pain that Garrovick knew must be racking his body.
In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002
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A Syria-based satellite television station, which rebel leaders allege received millions of dollars from the former regime, broadcasts audio messages from what it describes as a defiant Col.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed SUSAH SACHS 2011
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Ms. ROSE: He was defiant from the beginning to the end.
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Ms. ROSE: He was defiant from the beginning to the end.
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One thing that science allows us to predict, is that the irrational will remain defiant, and in denial, right up until the very end.
Astronaut Office Weighs In (Officially) On Ares/Orion/EELVs - NASA Watch 2008
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Instead, she chose to remain defiant and divisive in her words.
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