stoutly
stoutly · more stoutly · most stoutly
In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinatelyIn a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately.
/ˈstaʊtli/
» He was an atheist writer who came from a stoutly religious family.
rafaeld4 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesIn a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately.
He stoutly defended himself.
in a resolute manner
Of stout build.
Examples
1 sentencesHe was an atheist writer who came from a stoutly religious family.
Origin
From Middle English stoutely, stouteliche, stoutliche, equivalent to stout + -ly.From Middle English stoutely, stouteliche, stoutliche, equivalent to stout + -ly.
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Forms
more stoutly, most stoutly| Comparative | more stoutly Lesson |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedstout
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.