staunchly

Adverb

staunchly (comparative more staunchly or (rare) staunchlier, superlative most staunchly or (rare) staunchliest)

1. In a staunch manner.
   • As stated in the Universal Declaration, we must staunchly pursue our conviction that freedom is not the sole prerogative of the fortunate few, but the inalienable and universal right of all human beings.1982 December 10, Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 5003
   • If Russia’s President Vladimir Putin could order his troops into his neighbor with impunity, surely China’s President Xi Jinping might finally decide to recover Taiwan, the island province that has remained staunchly independent ever since Mao Zedong’s Red Army finished his conquest of the mainland...2022 August 30, Donald Kirk, “Could China invade South Korea after Taiwan?”, in The Hill, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2022