stoutly
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
1) Stoutly means bravely, firmly and strongly, without giving in. tree →
2) Stoutly built means made strong and thick. tree →
sense in the lessons
In old stories characters «stoutly deny» or «stoutly defend» something: they say it firmly and will not change their minds. In The Wind in the Willows the animals defend their home stoutly. A «stoutly made» door or boot is strong and solid.
examples
- Toad stoutly denied that he had taken the car. tree →
- The soldiers stoutly defended the castle. tree →
- The gate was stoutly made of oak. tree →
- She stoutly refused to give up. tree →
- He stoutly believed his team would win. tree →
- The little dog barked stoutly at the fox. tree →
- But still they kept trudging stoutly forward, and talking as they went. tree →
note
From «stout», which means strong, brave, or (of a person) rather fat. «Stoutly» almost always means firmly or strongly, not fat. Old-fashioned; in speech say «firmly».
Trees and pragmatics
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