Defiantly

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Defiant \De*fi"ant\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fiant, p. pr. of d['e]fier.
     See {Defy}.]
     Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or
     act.
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           In attitude stern and defiant.           --Longfellow.
     -- {De*fi"ant*ly}, adv. -- {De*fi"ant*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  defiantly
       adv : in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously"
             [syn: {rebelliously}, {contumaciously}]