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stur⋅dy

1  [stur-dee]
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–adjective, -di⋅er, -di⋅est.
1. strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
2. strong, as in substance, construction, or texture: sturdy walls.
3. firm; courageous; indomitable: the sturdy defenders of the Alamo.
4. of strong or hardy growth, as a plant.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME stourdi < OF estourdi dazed, stunned, violent, reckless (ptp. of estourdir < ?)

Related forms:
stur⋅di⋅ly, adverb
stur⋅di⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. hardy, muscular, brawny, sinewy, stout, strong, powerful. 3. resolute, vigorous, determined, unconquerable.

Antonyms:
1. weak.
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stur·dy   (stûr'dē)   
adj.   stur·di·er, stur·di·est

  1. Having or showing rugged physical strength.

  2. Substantially made or built; stout: sturdy canvas.

  3. Marked by resoluteness or determination; firm: sturdy resistance.

  4. Vigorous or robust.

n.  See gid.

[Middle English, reckless, sturdy, from Old French estourdi, past participle of estourdir, to stun, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *exturdīre, to be giddy as a thrush : Latin ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin turdus, thrush.]
stur'di·ly adv., stur'di·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

sturdy 
1297, "hard to manage, reckless, violent," from O.Fr. estourdi "violent," originally "dazed," pp. of estourdir "to daze," from V.L. *exturdire, which is presumed to be from L. intensive prefix ex + turdus "thrush." Perhaps the notion is of thrushes eating leftover grapes at wineries and acting drunk (It. tordo "thrush" also means "simpleton," and Fr. has the expression soûl comme une grive "drunk as a thrush"). OED, however, regards all this as "open to grave objection." Sense of "solidly built, strong and hardy" first recorded c.1386.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stur·dy
Pronunciation: 'st&rd-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sturdies
: GID
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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