sturdily

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English

Etymology

From sturdy +‎ -ly.

Adverb

sturdily (comparative more sturdily, superlative most sturdily)

  1. In a sturdy manner.
    This table is so sturdily built that I can stand on it without fear of it breaking.
    • 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 5:
      Look at the little fellows, mere bundles of fluff, paddling along so busily and sturdily.
    • 1984 December 29, Amy Hoffman, “Dyke Detectives Solve Murder Mysteries”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 9:
      I love the idea of setting a mystery in the midst of a women's newspaper; and the lesbian community, with our controversies and our collectives for local color, is a juicy topic for satire. However, most of the time, Schulman is incapable of setting us up sturdily enough to make knocking us down into an interesting enterprise.