| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Bidding or manifesting defiance.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb defiatorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (defiatorily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective defiatory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEFIATORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Defiatory \De*fi"a*to*ry\, adjective. [See Defy.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEFIATORY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Bidding or bearing defiance. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
