stoically

[stoh-ik-lee]

adverb

1. in an austerely calm, philosophical way that shows fortitude, mastery of the emotions, and uncomplaining acceptance of destiny.

   Gandhi inspired hundreds of millions to march unarmed—proudly, peacefully, and stoically—into hails of police batons and bullets to demand freedom.

   We tell male children not to cry, to endure pain stoically.

Other Word Forms

• nonstoically adverb
• superstoically adverb
• unstoically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoically¹

stoical ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The Dodgers walked off the field slowly, stoically, stunned.

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Club sources told BBC Sport the protests are "hurting" Levy, who attends almost every game and sits stoically through the criticism.

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But since they’d remained stoically silent on the topic for decades, he figured it probably wasn’t a good idea to ask.

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Sitting alongside first base coach Clayton McCullough, he stoically studied an iPad with the scouting report for that day’s pitcher, formulating his daily plan of attack to try and steal a base.

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Exuding a weary melancholy, the actor betrays an incongruous longing for the confessional, unflinchingly depicting the elderly Beckett stoically dragging his carcass to the finish line.

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