Crossword clues for sturdier
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sturdy \Stur"dy\, a. [Compar. Sturdier; superl. Sturdiest.] [OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F. ['e]tourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F. ['e]tourdir; of uncertain origin. The sense has probably been influenced by E. stout.]
-
Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.
This sturdy marquis gan his hearte dress To rue upon her wifely steadfastness.
--Chaucer.This must be done, and I would fain see Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay.
--Hudibras.A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first steps.
--Atterbury. Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism.
-
Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout.
How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke!
--Gray. -
Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak.
--Milton.He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
--Sir H. Wotton.Syn: Hardy; stout; strong; firm; robust; stiff.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: sturdy)
WordNet
adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: hardy, stalwart, stout]
substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" [syn: tough]
See sturdy
Usage examples of "sturdier".
The blue males were sturdier than their smaller sisters, while the browns and bronzes had the staying power for long, arduous battles against Thread.
Peter was much sturdier now than he had been when he had joined the Parapsychics, but he was still susceptible to contusions.
While Ferris looked sturdier than Ditsy, his undernourished bones were fragile.
She had confided in me that Alessan had managed to breed some startlingly agile runners when his father had ordered him to produce a sturdier, multipurpose strain.
When the children first reported the invasion he had wanted to storm out to engage the enemy, teach them a lesson and drive them back to the southern regions, but the old werowance would have none of this, nor did any of his people wish to face the sturdier men from the south.
But he felt young, for his oldest son had left the refuge one summer’s day to paddle back to the village, and when he returned he brought with him the sister of Matapank, the werowance, and soon Pentaquod had a grandson, longer and sturdier than the usual Choptank baby.
The dog had long since learned to make no sound as they approached the area where the gun was hidden, but when he saw it safely loaded into the skiff that Amos used, he leaped joyously for the sturdier skiff in which Ben would ride to pick up the dead geese.
After taking his knife from his belt, he cut small limbs and lashed them together with vines, then propped one end of his contraption up by wedging sturdier limbs under the corners.
She pulled a sturdier handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her eyes before blowing her nose.
That was a shame, but Aria was a lot sturdier now than the fluffball Cashel and Zahag had rescued from the wizard's tower.
It was a good rye-straw broom, not a twig besom like those some folks in Barca's Hamlet used because they were sturdier and lasted longer.
He was of her own height but sturdier, endowed with nondescript hair and features—aside from a pair of ears that stuck out just a mite too far.
Each wore a cloak fashioned of similar material as well as a backpack and belt made from something sturdier and darker.
To allay his concerns, Teal assured him they would soon be able to switch to a thicker, sturdier pathway.
If the mental 'jolt' you say you received accords in any fashion with the location of the recognized gravitational lens, then perhaps the rest of your tale is grounded in something sturdier than mere metaphysics.