What is "steadfastly"

Usage examples of "steadfastly".

The Reverend Father Agaric steadfastly endured the rigour of the laws which struck himself personally, as well as the terrible fall of the Emiral of which he was the chief cause.

Ten minutes later Louis Bondell went out and found him on the steps, sitting down, elbows on knees and chin on hands, gazing steadfastly out into the darkness.

Rachel made no reply, but she looked steadfastly and uneasily upon the enigmatical face and downcast eyes of the young man.

She heard a floorboard creak above her head, probably Jolle or Ferret steadfastly keeping watch on the narrow lane that led to the Dreaming Dragon.

Here was a Christian, reviled but unembittered, waiting steadfastly for the lions to be admitted into the arena.

To gain this they have stolen hours from the pressure of affairs, and disregarded the allurements of luxurious ease, labouring steadfastly, hoping eagerly.

Mars, far enough from Earth almost to be considered a Belter outpost, remained steadfastly neutral, which meant they were on both sides, selling.

She turned and saw that Rubio was steadfastly looking in the other direction, his back turned to her.

Although Bartholomew of Triding has steadfastly over the years argued that the Oracle of Womanizers and Spies should rightfully occupy that position of preeminence, most serious historians place the latter in second position.

Though loyal to Washington and the administration, Adams was but nominally a Federalist, refusing steadfastly to be, or to be perceived as, a party man.

He turned just in time to recognize Lieutenant Alima walking steadfastly up the hill toward the fire.

He walks faster, looking steadfastly away from her, not caring that his trousers catch on Berberis thorns.

He remembered innumberable arguments with his own computer, which had steadfastly maintained that Dest had to be enemy territory, or at best neutral and therefore a potential enemy, since Old Earth had sent a fleet to attack it, and besides, there was no record of antigravity research being done by anyone friendly.

Though he was steadfastly vague about his past, the Monsignor had heard all the rumors: that his family was once of the high-living English gentry but fell on hard times in the postwar Laborite era.

Meirokusha, Fukuzawa steadfastly refused to enter the service of the Meiji government and insisted upon the importance of maintaining his independence as a social critic.