— dissidently , adv.
/dis"i deuhnt/ , n.
1. a person who dissents.
adj.
2. disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude: a ban on dissident magazines.
[ 1525-35; dissident- (s. of dissidens, prp. of dissidere to sit apart), equiv. to dis- DIS- 1 + -sid- (comb. form of sed- SIT) + -ent- -ENT ]