sturdy
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[ stur-dee ]
/ ˈstɜr di /
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 < ?)
SYNONYMS FOR sturdy
OTHER WORDS FROM sturdy
stur·di·ly, adverb stur·di·ness, noun un·stur·di·ly, adverb un·stur·di·ness, nounWords nearby sturdy
stupendous,
stupid,
stupidity,
stupor,
sturbridge,
sturdy,
sturge-weber syndrome,
sturgeon,
sturges,
sturgis,
sturluson
Definition for sturdy (2 of 2)
Origin of sturdy
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1560–70; noun use of
sturdy1 in obsolete sense “giddy”
OTHER WORDS FROM sturdy
stur·died, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for sturdy (1 of 2)
sturdy
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/ (ˈstɜːdɪ) /
adjective -dier or -diest
healthy, strong, and vigorous
strongly built; stalwart
Derived forms of sturdy
sturdily, adverb sturdiness, nounWord 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 sturdy (2 of 2)
Derived forms of sturdy
sturdied, adjectiveWord Origin for sturdy
C17: from
sturdy
1 (in the obsolete sense: giddy)