fightingly

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adverb

So as to fight, like a fight; ferociously

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combativelypugnaciously
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Meanings

adverbfightingly (comparative more fightingly, superlative most fightingly)

comparative more fightingly · superlative most fightingly

  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.

    1918, Constance Holme, Beautiful End

    Synonyms: combatively, pugnaciously

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbSo as to fight, like a fight; ferociously

Similar
combativelypugnaciously

Origin

From fighting + -ly.

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APA

fightingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fightingly

MLA

“fightingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fightingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fightingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fightingly.

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