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 Words From

• non·sto·i·cal·ly adverb
• su·per·sto·i·cal·ly adverb
• un·sto·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoically¹

stoical ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

As the foreman read the verdict against Kelly, the disgraced singer sat stoically and stared straight ahead of him.

From The Daily Beast

You try looking at Emily Blunt stoically emote into the camera, one single tear dripping down her cheek, without emotionally losing it.

From The Daily Beast

As Chauvin sat stoically at the defense table, I was reminded that Floyd never made it to court.

From The Daily Beast

She feeds them, doctors them, tries to protect them from myriad threats, then stoically collects their corpses when she fails.

From Washington Post

Monti was forced to react, facing the second vote in the lower house stoically.

From The Daily Beast

From Hillary Clinton to Silda Wall Spitzer, we have seen plenty of political “Good Wives” stoically survive on the public stage.

From The Daily Beast

Kennedy women—from Rose to Jackie, and even Maria Shriver—have stoically endured not only tragedies, but personal humiliations.

From The Daily Beast

The jury had been cautioned not to show emotion and instead sat stoically as Knox and Sollecito spoke.

From The Daily Beast

Rather, they suffer stoically until their superiors rescue them.

From The Daily Beast

For five days now he expected nothing but the end, and lay and waited for it stoically and with calm good temper.

From Project Gutenberg

He would stoically bear the loss of two hundred pounds and breathe no word of woe.

From Project Gutenberg

But the baby was stoically calm, and moved not a muscle of his little round face in response to their greetings.

From Project Gutenberg

So Dot stoically resisted the temptation to devour the apple in Don's pocket.

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"Next Tuesday night, then," responded Val, taking the officer's rapture stoically enough.

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