Determinedly

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a determined manner.

    "where closeness, when it does manage to show itself, usually falls victim to outside forces that seem determinedly hostile to any manifestation of happiness."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with determination; in a determined manner wordnet
  2. 2
    with ambition; in an ambitious and energetic manner wordnet

Synonyms

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resolutelyambitiouslydecidedlyearnestlyfirmlyhammer and tongs

Example

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""I can never do that," said Anne determinedly and darkly. "You can punish me in any way you like, Marilla. You can shut me up in a dark, damp dungeon inhabited by snakes and toads and feed me only on bread and water and I shall not complain. But I cannot ask Mrs. Lynde to forgive me.""

Etymology

From determined + -ly.

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