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defiant

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Main Entry: de·fi·ant

Pronunciation: \-ənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French, from Old French, present participle of defier to defy

Date: 1583

: full of or showing defiance : bold, impudent <defiant rebels> <a defiant refusal>

— de·fi·ant·ly adverb

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