staunchly

[ stawnch-lee ]

adverb

1. in a way that shows firmness or steadfast adherence to principle, loyalty, etc.:

   The party remains staunchly left of center, and continues to be rigorous in its defense of its founding principles.

   The mayor is staunchly opposed to a casino coming to her city.

2. in a substantial or strong way:

   The furniture is staunchly built of wood and steel, beautifully finished and richly upholstered.

Word History and Origins

Origin of staunchly¹

staunch ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Companies might have to document whether or not an acquisition would staunch competition in a nascent market.

From Fortune

Durbin and Whitehouse are staunch liberals with similar voting records, but Whitehouse has crafted a more fiery partisan demeanor as opposed to the modest Midwestern image Durbin has honed.

From Washington Post

It may not be a September to remember, but markets attempted to staunch the bleeding Monday, as the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all posted strong gains to start the week.

From Fortune

Once in a while, as you pointed out correctly, we would elect a Republican, but it wasn’t like they were some staunch right-winger.

From Ozy

One of them held the staunch belief that podcasting works for media brands only.

From Search Engine Watch

And perhaps most enticingly, at least to employees I spoke with, the network would be staunchly nonpartisan.

From The Daily Beast

He asked to borrow one of their uniforms, and when they staunchly refused, Singh realized that he had run out of all options.

From The Daily Beast

She was staunchly against forming any sort of emotional bonds at work.

From The Daily Beast

Strangely for the staunchly Democratic city, there may be a competitive general election in November.

From The Daily Beast

By the time Brady arrived, the city was a veritable Tetris game of villas fit into a grid of staunchly protected private estates.

From The Daily Beast

It will take more than knocks and a scream to scare us away, Virginia declared staunchly.

From Project Gutenberg

Confronted with the evidence, he staunchly denied having used the boat the previous night.

From Project Gutenberg

Staunchly the citizens helped the handful of soldiers to hold it.

From Project Gutenberg

"It means you'll be our Senator next year," the lad said staunchly, holding out his hand.

From Project Gutenberg

Pray mind what is said about making your youngster point the dead bird staunchly, the moment you perceive that he first scents it.

From Project Gutenberg

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