sturdy
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di adjective, stur·di·er, stur·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; Middle English stourdi < Old French estourdi dazed, stunned, violent, reckless (past participle of estourdir < ?)
1250–1300; Middle English stourdi < Old French estourdi dazed, stunned, violent, reckless (past participle of estourdir < ?)
Related forms
stur·di·ly, adverb
stur·di·ness, noun
un·stur·di·ly, adverb
un·stur·di·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. hardy, muscular, brawny, sinewy, stout, strong, powerful. 3. resolute, vigorous, determined, unconquerable.
1. hardy, muscular, brawny, sinewy, stout, strong, powerful. 3. resolute, vigorous, determined, unconquerable.
Antonyms
1. weak.
1. weak.
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Sturdy
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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sturdy1 (ˈstɜːdɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -dier, -diest | |
| 1. | healthy, strong, and vigorous |
| 2. | strongly built; stalwart |
| [C13 (in the sense: rash, harsh): from Old French estordi dazed, from estordir to stun, perhaps ultimately related to Latin turdus a thrush (taken as representing drunkenness)] | |
| 'sturdily1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'sturdiness1 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sturdy
c.1300, "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 late 14c.
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Example sentences
They are sturdy enough to allow containers to be stacked and can also be used as trivets.
Modern airships are different beasts: they use helium, not flammable hydrogen, and are wrapped in sturdy material.
Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for some strenuous climbing if you plan to visit the cliff dwellings.
She's a sturdy old wooden boat that stands out in the harbor amongst the sea of aluminum fishing vessels laden with nets.
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