Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a stout or sturdy manner; with boldness, stanchness, or resolution.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a resolute manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then he came down and stepped to her boldly, and looked steadfastly on his mirror, and struck with his sword stoutly once, and he did not need to strike again.
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The friends of free coinage stoutly asserted that this purchase of silver bullion would not only prevent its depreciation, but would advance its market value, and thus be a gain to the government.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman
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Some friendly Darnley Islanders were described as stoutly made, with bushy hair; the cartilage between the nostrils cut away; the lobes of the ears split, and stretched “to a good length.”
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders Scott, Ernest, 1868-1939 1914
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Some friendly Darnley Islanders were described as stoutly made, with bushy hair; the cartilage between the nostrils cut away; the lobes of the ears split, and stretched "to a good length."
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders Ernest Scott 1903
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Until the past year Mr. Leigh had been the kind of stoutly energetic older man you call _hale, hearty.
The Devil's Bedpost 2010
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Until the past year Mr. Leigh had been the kind of stoutly energetic older man you call _hale, hearty.
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As Valentine's Day approaches each year he stoutly proclaims his disdain for this "faux holiday, this commercial invention by some ad man or company created for the sake of making a few bucks, selling silly, heart-shaped cards, bouquets and chocolates."
Jamie Schler: Valentine's Day Flourless Chocolate Truffle Torte Jamie Schler 2011
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"And we'll play that chance," she rejoined stoutly.
Bunches of Knuckles 2010
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Calhoun, stoutly and correctly insisted, It is not another Fukushima.
Carl Pope: Saved -- in Spite of Ourselves Carl Pope 2011
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As Valentine's Day approaches each year he stoutly proclaims his disdain for this "faux holiday, this commercial invention by some ad man or company created for the sake of making a few bucks, selling silly, heart-shaped cards, bouquets and chocolates."
Jamie Schler: Valentine's Day Flourless Chocolate Truffle Torte Jamie Schler 2011
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