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Etymology

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From defining +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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definingly (comparative more definingly, superlative most definingly)

  1. In a way that defines something.
    • 2009 June 7, “Ben Rayner's reasons to live”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      Let the Children Die is just as naked, fraught with self-doubt ("Nobody with a Notepad"), scorn for lowest-common-denominator peers (the blazing "High School Cool") and, most definingly, the pain of suddenly finding yourself an adult orphan ("Father," the wrenching "Mr. Daydream").