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sturdy

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sturdy  \Stur"dy\,  n.  [OF.  estourdi  giddiness,  stupefaction.] 
  (Vet.) 
  A  disease  in  sheep  and  cattle,  marked  by  great  nervousness, 
  or  by  dullness  and  stupor. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sturdy  \Stur"dy\,  a.  [Compar.  {Sturdier};  superl.  {Sturdiest}.] 
  [OE.  sturdi  inconsiderable,  OF  estourdi  stunned,  giddy, 
  thoughtless,  rash,  F.  ['e]tourdi,  p.  p.  of  OF  estourdir  to 
  stun,  to  render  giddy,  to  amaze,  F.  ['e]tourdir;  of  uncertain 
  origin.  The  sense  has  probably  been  influenced  by  E.  stout.] 
  1.  Foolishly  obstinate  or  resolute;  stubborn;  unrelenting; 
  unfeeling;  stern. 
 
  This  sturdy  marquis  gan  his  hearte  dress  To  rue  upon 
  her  wifely  steadfastness.  --Chaucer. 
 
  This  must  be  done  and  I  would  fain  see  Mortal  so 
  sturdy  as  to  gainsay.  --Hudibras. 
 
  A  sturdy,  hardened  sinner  shall  advance  to  the 
  utmost  pitch  of  impiety  with  less  reluctance  than  he 
  took  the  first  steps.  --Atterbury. 
 
  2.  Resolute,  in  a  good  sense  or  firm,  unyielding  quality; 
  as  a  man  of  sturdy  piety  or  patriotism. 
 
  3.  Characterized  by  physical  strength  or  force;  strong; 
  lusty;  violent;  as  a  sturdy  lout. 
 
  How  bowed  the  woods  beneath  their  sturdy  stroke! 
  --Gray. 
 
  4.  Stiff;  stout;  strong;  as  a  sturdy  oak.  --Milton. 
 
  He  was  not  of  any  delicate  contexture;  his  limbs 
  rather  sturdy  than  dainty.  --Sir  H. 
  Wotton. 
 
  Syn:  Hardy;  stout;  strong;  firm;  robust;  stiff. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sturdy 
  adj  1:  having  rugged  physical  strength;  inured  to  fatigue  or 
  hardships;  "hardy  explorers  of  northern  Canada"; 
  "proud  of  her  tall  stalwart  son";  "stout  seamen"; 
  "sturdy  young  athletes"  [syn:  {hardy},  {stalwart},  {stout}] 
  2:  substantially  made  or  constructed;  "sturdy  steel  shelves"; 
  "sturdy  canvas";  "a  tough  all-weather  fabric";  "some 
  plastics  are  as  tough  as  metal"  [syn:  {tough}]




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