fightingly

English

Etymology

fighting +‎ -ly

Adverb

fightingly (comparative more fightingly, superlative most fightingly)

1. So as to fight, like a fight; ferociously

   Synonyms: combatively, pugnaciously

   • 1918, Constance Holme, Beautiful End:

     He was only a vague old man who had made a muddle of life, but firmly and fightingly he was sure of that.

References

• “fightingly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.