Fightingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    So as to fight, like a fight; ferociously

    "He was only a vague old man who had made a muddle of life, but firmly and fightingly he was sure of that."

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combativelypugnaciously

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"He was only a vague old man who had made a muddle of life, but firmly and fightingly he was sure of that."

Etymology

From fighting + -ly.

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