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defiant

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  1. 1. a. Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force Source: wordnet
  3. 3. Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act. In attitude stern and defiant. Longfellow. -- De*fi"ant*ly, adv. -- De*fi"ant*ness, n. Source: webster
  4. 4. Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.In attitude stern and defiant. Longfellow.-- De*fi"ant*ly, adv.-- De*fi"ant*ness, n. Source: adambom
  5. 5. j:100 a. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force Source: ecdict

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