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sturdily en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English sturdy Middle English -ly English -ly English sturdily From sturdy + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a sturdy manner.
   • I love the idea of setting a mystery in the midst of a women's newspaper; and the lesbian community, with our controversies and our collectives for local color, is a juicy topic for satire. However, most of the time, Schulman is incapable of setting us up sturdily enough to make knocking us down into an interesting enterprise. 1984 December 29, Amy Hoffman, “Dyke Detectives Solve Murder Mysteries”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 9:
   • Look at the little fellows, mere bundles of fluff, paddling along so busily and sturdily. 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 5:
   • This table is so sturdily built that I can stand on it without fear of it breaking.

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