steadfastly - 3 dictionary results
stead⋅fast
[sted-fast, -fahst, -fuh
st] 
–adjective
| 1. | fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze. |
| 2. | firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., as a person: a steadfast friend. |
| 3. | unwavering, as resolution, faith, adherence, etc. |
| 4. | firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs. |
| 5. | firmly fixed in place or position. |
Also, stedfast.
Related forms:
steadfastly, adverb
steadfastness, noun
Synonyms:
2. sure, dependable, reliable, constant, unwavering. Steadfast, staunch, steady imply a sureness and continuousness that may be depended upon. Steadfast literally means fixed in place, but is chiefly used figuratively to indicate undeviating constancy or resolution: steadfast in one's faith. Staunch literally means watertight, as of a vessel, and therefore strong and firm; figuratively, it is used of loyal support that will endure strain: a staunch advocate of free trade. Literally, steady is applied to that which is relatively firm in position or continuous in movement or duration: a steady flow; figuratively, it implies sober regularity or persistence: a steady worker. 4, 5. stable.
2. sure, dependable, reliable, constant, unwavering. Steadfast, staunch, steady imply a sureness and continuousness that may be depended upon. Steadfast literally means fixed in place, but is chiefly used figuratively to indicate undeviating constancy or resolution: steadfast in one's faith. Staunch literally means watertight, as of a vessel, and therefore strong and firm; figuratively, it is used of loyal support that will endure strain: a staunch advocate of free trade. Literally, steady is applied to that which is relatively firm in position or continuous in movement or duration: a steady flow; figuratively, it implies sober regularity or persistence: a steady worker. 4, 5. stable.
Antonyms:
2. capricious, variable.
2. capricious, variable.
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Link To steadfastly
| stead·fast also sted·fast (stěd'fāst', -fəst) adj.
[Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst : stede, place; see stead + fæst, fixed, fast; see past- in Indo-European roots.] stead'fast'ly adv., stead'fast'ness n. |
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Steadfastly
Stead"fast*ly\, adv. In a steadfast manner; firmly. Steadfast believe that whatever God has revealed is infallibly true. --Wake.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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