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Etymology

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defeatist +‎ -ly

Adverb

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defeatistly (comparative more defeatistly, superlative most defeatistly)

  1. In a defeatist manner.
    • 1951, James Laughlin, New Directions in Prose and Poetry[1], volume 13:
      A battle is engaged between the electric light
      And the daylight, defeatistly withdrawing.

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