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sturdily

adv

Etymology

From sturdy + -ly.

  1. derived from *exturdire✻
  2. derived from estourdi — “dazed”
  3. inherited from sturdy
  4. suffixed as sturdily — “sturdy + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a sturdy manner.

    • This table is so sturdily built that I can stand on it without fear of it breaking.
    • Look at the little fellows, mere bundles of fluff, paddling along so busily and sturdily.

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