defiantly

1. 1.

   in a rebellious manner

   “he rejected her words rebelliously”

   Synonymsrebelliouslycontumaciously

Questions about defiantly

What does defiantly mean?

defiantly means "in a rebellious manner".

How many syllables are in defiantly?

defiantly has 4 syllables: de-fi-ant-ly. The stress falls on "fi". In IPA it is /dɪˈfaɪəntli/.

What is another word for defiantly?

Close synonyms include rebelliously, contumaciously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is defiantly a common word?

defiantly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.