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sturdily

sturdily adverb: in a sturdy manner.

Adverb

sturdily (comparative more sturdily, superlative most sturdily)

  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.1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 5

Examples of sturdily in a sentence

  • He was properly and sturdily endowed, normally shaped and without any pecularities.
  • Look at the little fellows, mere bundles of fluff, paddling along so busily and sturdily.
  • MacAskill is tall and sturdily built, with an untidy mop of dark-blond hair that had grown during the pandemic to messianic lengths.

All 10 example sentences with sturdily

Forms of sturdily

comparativemore sturdily
superlativemost sturdily

Origin of sturdily

From sturdy + -ly.

Questions about sturdily

What does sturdily mean?
Sturdily means in a sturdy manner.
What part of speech is sturdily?
Sturdily is an adverb.

Words near sturdily in the dictionary

  1. Sturdevant
  2. Sturdevants
  3. sturdied
  4. sturdier
  5. sturdiest
  6. sturdily
  7. sturdiness
  8. sturdinesses
  9. Sturdivant
  10. Sturdivants
  11. sturdy

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