defyingly

English

Etymology

defying +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ɪŋ(ɡ)li/

Adverb

defyingly (comparative more defyingly, superlative most defyingly)

1. With defiance.
   • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:

     […] while in the open air of the deck some officers will, upon provocation, bear themselves boldly and defyingly enough towards their commander […]