sturdy

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[ stur-dee ]
/ ˈstɜr di /
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adjective, stur·di·er, stur·di·est.

strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
strong, as in substance, construction, or texture: sturdy walls.
firm; courageous; indomitable: the sturdy defenders of the Alamo.
of strong or hardy growth, as a plant.

Origin of sturdy

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1250–1300; Middle English stourdi < Old French estourdi dazed, stunned, violent, reckless (past participle of estourdir < ?)

OTHER WORDS FROM sturdy

stur·di·ly, adverb stur·di·ness, noun un·stur·di·ly, adverb un·stur·di·ness, noun

Words nearby sturdy

stupendous, stupid, stupidity, stupor, sturbridge, sturdy, sturge-weber syndrome, sturgeon, sturges, sturgis, sturluson

Words related to sturdiness

resoluteness, perseverance, toughness, durability, sureness, fastness, strength, permanence, endurance, steadiness, aplomb, soundness, establishment, assurance, backbone, solidity, determination, firmness, hardness, constancy

British Dictionary definitions for sturdiness (1 of 2)

sturdy 1
/ (ˈstɜːdɪ) /

adjective -dier or -diest

healthy, strong, and vigorous
strongly built; stalwart

Derived forms of sturdy

sturdily, adverb sturdiness, noun

Word Origin for sturdy

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)

British Dictionary definitions for sturdiness (2 of 2)

sturdy 2
/ (ˈstɜːdɪ) /

noun

vet science another name for staggers, gid

Derived forms of sturdy

sturdied, adjective

Word Origin for sturdy

C17: from sturdy 1 (in the obsolete sense: giddy)