sturdy
21sturdy — adjective (sturdier; est) Etymology: Middle English, brave, stubborn, from Anglo French esturdi stunned, from past participle of esturdir to stun, from Vulgar Latin *exturdire, from Latin ex + Vulgar Latin *turdus simpleton, from Latin turdus… …
22sturdy — adj. Sturdy is used with these nouns: ↑shoe, ↑thigh …
23sturdy — stur|dy [ stɜrdi ] adjective strong and not easily hurt, damaged, or affected by what happens: sturdy legs/shoes/plants ╾ stur|di|ly adverb: sturdily built ╾ stur|di|ness noun uncount …
24sturdy — [13] Someone who is sturdy is etymologically ‘as drunk as a thrush’ – the ancient Roman equivalent to ‘pissed as a newt’. The word comes from Old French estourdi ‘stunned, dazed, violent’, the past participle of estourdir. This went back to a… …
25sturdy — [ˈstɜːdi] adj strong and thick or solid sturdy legs/shoes/plants[/ex] …
26sturdy — Ikaika, pa a, pu ipu i, kā ala ala. To make sturdy, as a plant (in ancient prayers), hāluapou …
27sturdy — [13] Someone who is sturdy is etymologically ‘as drunk as a thrush’ – the ancient Roman equivalent to ‘pissed as a newt’. The word comes from Old French estourdi ‘stunned, dazed, violent’, the past participle of estourdir. This went back to a… …
28sturdy — adj. & n. adj. (sturdier, sturdiest) 1 robust; strongly built. 2 vigorous and determined (sturdy resistance). n. vertigo in sheep caused by a tapeworm larva encysted in the brain. Derivatives: sturdied adj. (in sense of n.). sturdily adv.… …
29sturdy — stur·dy stərd ē n, pl sturdies GID * * * stur·dy (sturґde) gid …
30sturdy — Synonyms and related words: adamantine, athletic, beefy, bouncing, brawny, bulky, burly, dense, determined, doughty, durable, enduring, firm, firm as Gibraltar, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, full blooded, full strength, gutsy, gutty, hale,… …
