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sturdy

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[ stur-dee ]
/ ˈstɜr di /
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adjective, stur·di·er, stur·di·est.
strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
strong, as in substance, construction, or texture: sturdy walls.
firm; courageous; indomitable: the sturdy defenders of the Alamo.
of strong or hardy growth, as a plant.
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Origin of sturdy

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1250–1300; Middle English stourdi<Old French estourdi dazed, stunned, violent, reckless (past participle of estourdir< ?)

OTHER WORDS FROM sturdy

stur·di·ly, adverbstur·di·ness, nounun·stur·di·ly, adverbun·stur·di·ness, noun

Words nearby sturdy

stupendous, stupid, stupidity, stupor, Sturbridge, sturdy, sturgeon, Sturges, Sturgis, Sturluson, Sturmabteilung

Other definitions for sturdy (2 of 2)

sturdy2
[ stur-dee ]
/ ˈstɜr di /
noun Veterinary Pathology.
gid.

Origin of sturdy

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1560–70; noun use of sturdy1 in obsolete sense “giddy”

OTHER WORDS FROM sturdy

sturdied, adjective
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Words related to sturdy

bulky, hearty, hulking, muscular, powerful, robust, rugged, stiff, stout, strapping, strong, athletic, determined, firm, flourishing, hardy, hefty, husky, lusty, powerhouse

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British Dictionary definitions for sturdy (1 of 2)

sturdy1
/ (ˈstɜːdɪ) /
adjective -dier or -diest
healthy, strong, and vigorous
strongly built; stalwart

Derived forms of sturdy

sturdily, adverbsturdiness, noun

Word Origin for sturdy

C13 (in the sense: rash, harsh): from Old French estordi dazed, from estordir to stun, perhaps ultimately related to Latin turdus a thrush (taken as representing drunkenness)

British Dictionary definitions for sturdy (2 of 2)

sturdy2
/ (ˈstɜːdɪ) /
noun
vet science another name for staggers, gid

Derived forms of sturdy

sturdied, adjective

Word Origin for sturdy

C17: from sturdy 1 (in the obsolete sense: giddy)
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