Stoutly

adv

adv ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately.

    "He stoutly defended himself."

  2. 2
    Of stout build.

    "He was a stoutly-built and thickly-set man, about the average height, with all the ordinary symptoms of paralysis […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a resolute manner wordnet

Synonyms

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boldlydaringlyfirmlyforcefullygamelyheartily

Example

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"He was an atheist writer who came from a stoutly religious family."

Etymology

From Middle English stoutely, stouteliche, stoutliche, equivalent to stout + -ly.

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