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stoutly

adv

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from stoutely

Definitions

  1. In a stout manner

    In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately.

    • He stoutly defended himself.
    • He stoutly denied there was anything between them.

  2. Of stout build.

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

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