steadfastly

adv
/ˈstɛdfɑːstli/UK/ˈstɛdfæstli/US

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stedefastly, stedefastliche; equivalent to steadfast + -ly.

  1. inherited from stedefastly

Definitions

  1. In a steadfast manner

    In a steadfast manner; firmly; with conviction

    • He steadfastly refuses to go out with her.
    • She saw him shake his tall form erect, look at her strangely and steadfastly, and then, noiselessly, stealthily slip away amid the rocks and trees.
    • Monarch who through her seven decades of public service became a figure of fascination by remaining steadfastly private.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for steadfastly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA