determinedly

adv

determinedly

adv

Etymology From determined + -ly.

1

In a determined manner.

where closeness, when it does manage to show itself, usually falls victim to outside forces that seem determinedly hostile to any manifestation of happiness.1982 February 6, Lester Strong, “A World Cast Adrift”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 28, page 13:

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