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adjective

Sturdy adj. (compar. sturdier; superl. sturdiest)

Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern. "This sturdy marquis gan his hearte dress To rue upon her wifely steadfastness." "This must be done, and I would fain see Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay." "A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first steps."

Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism.

Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout. "How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke!"

Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak. "He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty."

Synonyms: Hardy; stout; strong; firm; robust; stiff.

noun

Sturdy n. (Vet.) A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

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Etymology of 'Sturdy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... And waving the beautiful prize anon, The dusky warriors cheer them on. And often the limits are almost passed, As the swift ball flies and returns. At last It leaps the line at a single bound From the fair Wiwaste's sturdy arm Like a fawn that flies from the baying hound. The wild cheers broke like a thunder storm On the beetling bluffs and the hills profound, An echoing, jubilant sea of sound. Wakawa, the chief, and the loud acclaim Announced the end of the hard-won ...

— The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems • H. L. Gordon

... the Dominicans are robust and sturdy. All the Dominican presidents of late years have been men of commanding physique, fitting representatives of their people. As far as industry is concerned the average Dominican is little more laborious than absolutely necessary to support himself ...

— Santo Domingo - A Country With A Future • Otto Schoenrich

... great hospitals, second only to those of Ancon, the "white" wards built out over the sea, and behind them the "black" where the negroes must be content with second-hand breezes. Some of the costs of the canal are here,—sturdy black men in a sort of bed-tick pajamas sitting on the verandas or in wheel chairs, some with one leg gone, some with both. One could not but wonder how it feels to be hopelessly ruined in body early in life for helping ...

— Zone Policeman 88 - A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and its Workers • Harry A. Franck

... the harbor were fringed with a luxurious growth of forest trees. On one side, lofty pines reared their gray trunks, forming a natural palisade along the shore. On the other, massive oaks alone were to be seen, lifting their sturdy branches to the skies, gathered into clumps or stretching out into long lines, as if a landscape gardener had planted them to please the eye and gratify the taste. An exploration revealed the whole surrounding region clothed in a similar wild and ...

— Voyages of Samuel de Champlain, Vol. 1 • Samuel de Champlain

... and sturdy Baxmore, and facetious Joe Corney, with his comrades Moxey, Williams, and Mason, and Sam Forest, those heroes continued to go on the even tenor of their way, fighting more battles with the flames in six months than were fought ...

— Fighting the Flames • R.M. Ballantyne

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