militantly

mil·i·tant

(mĭl′ĭ-tənt)

adj.

1. Fighting or warring.

2. Having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause: a militant political activist.

A fighting, warring, or aggressive person or party.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mīlitāns, mīlitant-, present participle of mīlitāre, to serve as a soldier; see militate.]

mil′i·tance, mil′i·tan·cy n.

mil′i·tant·ly adv.

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Translations

بصورةٍ مُقاتِلَه

bojovně

millitant

streitbar

harcosan

af harîfylgni

militan gibi

好斗地

militantly

[ˈmɪlɪtəntlɪ] ADV [react, behave] → de forma agresiva or combativa; [nationalist] → radicalmente
to be militantly opposed to sth → oponerse radicalmente a algo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

militantly

adv (= fiercely) → militant; the army is militantly nationalist → die Armee ist militant-nationalistisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

militant

(ˈmilitənt) adjective

wishing to take, or taking, strong or violent action. militant workers.

ˈmilitantly adverb

ˈmilitancy noun

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