resolutely

American  

[rez-uh-loot-lee, rez-uh-loot-] / ˈrɛz əˌlut li, ˌrɛz əˈlut- /

adverb

1. in a determined or firm manner.

   After more than 120 days on strike, the union continues to resolutely reject management’s demands for reductions in the workers' collective bargaining agreement and pension plan.

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Other Word Forms

• overresolutely adverb
• semiresolutely adverb
• unresolutely adverb

Etymology

Origin of resolutely

resolute ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

For Hoy, the fight to raise money and raise awareness is his new Olympic-sized mission and his response therefore was dignified, yet resolutely determined.

From BBC

"We will respond calmly and resolutely," she said.

From BBC

There is a timeless vision of domestic life that can be soothing and transporting even for the resolutely working mother or happily urban person.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others are less relaxed right now, including Mark Newton, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat, the usually resolutely bullish independent financial research boutique.

From MarketWatch

“When it comes to China, the U.K. needs to defend resolutely against threats and seize the opportunities that demonstrably serve our nation,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bravely
• decisively
• firmly
• steadfastly