stalworth
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of stalworth
before 900; Middle English stalwurthe, Old English stǣlwirthe serviceable, equivalent to stǣl (contraction of stathol staddle ) + weorth worth 1
Example Sentences
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The beleagured lady was comforted in her strait by the worthy priest, by honest Dr. Toole, and not least, by that handsome and stalworth nymph, the daring Magnolia.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Now there appears in the doorway, the stalworth figure of the vote-cribber, who, with sullen face, advances mechanically toward Tom, pauses and regards him with an air of suspicion.
From An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
After king "Alfride," saith Peter Langtoft— Kam Edward the olde, Faire man he was and wis, stalworth and bolde.
From Coronation Anecdotes by Giles Gossip
Old Slowe was, in certain preponderating respects, much to be preferred to the stalworth fireworker, Mr. Lieutenant O'Flaherty.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
One glance, however, before you go, you will vouchsafe at the village tree—that stalworth elm.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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