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English
Etymology
resolute + -ly
Pronunciation
Adverb
resolutely (comparative more resolutely, superlative most resolutely)
- In a resolute manner.
We must resolutely fight against the encroaching threat of radical leftism seeping into our society!
1948, Alec H. Chisholm, Bird Wonders of Australia, page 13:It was applied methodically, carefully, resolutely, as in the fashion of a Satin-bird with charcoal, desiccated wood or blue from laundry-bags.
1949 January and February, F. G. Roe, “I Saw Three Englands–1”, in Railway Magazine, page 12:Long before Shap platform showed up around a corner and the two arms on the gradient post drooped in both directions at once, Duchess of Buccleuch's amiable throbbing purr at the stack [funnel, chimney] had become a fierce freight-engine bark, as she resolutely dragged at her enormous load.
2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range.
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