Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a sturdy manner; stoutly; lustily.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a sturdy manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
sturdy manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a sturdy manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Questions might be raised, of course, about the willingness of judges to remain sturdily independent when hearing a case involving "their" donor, but if the gift is irrevocable, we should certainly have at least as much faith in their capacity to be independent as when, say, they are hearing cases brought by the Administration that appointed them with certain hopes in mind.
Balkinization 2007
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I called sturdily, deepening my voice to imitate that of my victim as nearly as I could match it --
Corporal Sam and Other Stories Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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"I don't believe it," sturdily, "if it's the right sort of love.
April's Lady A Novel Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
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They were big animals, sturdily built and muscular from years of bearing heavy packs.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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Underneath, thousands of mopeds carried dangerously-overweight loads; some with a grandparent on the back and a child standing sturdily on the front frame were being driven by a stolid looking parent.
Dorothy Zinberg: All That Glitters: An American in Vietnam Dorothy Zinberg 2011
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Since her surprise win five years ago, the sturdily built Kuznetsova's high-octane game often came unglued, especially down the stretch.
Kuznetsova wastes no time in topping Safina for French title 2009
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Uri Shalin's piano contribution on "I and You" sturdily lifts this already beautiful melody, while Tamar Pinarbasi's kanun is splendid on the rhythmic "To A Lady In A Dream."
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Songs of Wonder and Planetary Grooves Derek Beres 2011
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They were big animals, sturdily built and muscular from years of bearing heavy packs.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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Uri Shalin's piano contribution on "I and You" sturdily lifts this already beautiful melody, while Tamar Pinarbasi's kanun is splendid on the rhythmic "To A Lady In A Dream."
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Songs of Wonder and Planetary Grooves Derek Beres 2011
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Wines that are high in extract the components of the wine that aren't acids, water or alcohol also tend to age more sturdily.
Does Good Wine Come to Those Who Wait? Lettie Teague 2012
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