[stur-dee] 
| 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. |
| stur·dy (stûr'dē) adj. stur·di·er, stur·di·est
[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. |