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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STURDY, a. [G., connected with; a stub.]
1. Hardy; stout; foolishly obstinate; implying coarseness or rudeness.
This must be done, and I would fain see mortal so sturdy as to gainsay.
A sturdy hardened sinner advances to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first step.
2. Strong; forcible; lusty; as a sturdy lout.
3. Violent; laid on with strength; as sturdy strokes.
4. Stiff; stout; strong; as a sturdy oak.
He was not of a delicate contexture, his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
STURDY, n. A disease in sheep, marked by dullness and stupor.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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, sturdy]
2: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn: uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible] [ant: compromising, conciliatory, flexible]
3: substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" [syn: sturdy, tough]

Merriam Webster's

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 thrush — more at thrush Date: 14th century 1. a. firmly built or constituted ; stout b. hardy <sturdy plants> c. sound in design or execution ; substantial 2. a. marked by or reflecting physical strength or vigor b. firm, resolute c. rugged, stable Synonyms: see strong • sturdily adverb • sturdiness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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. sturdiness n. Etymology: ME 'reckless, violent', f. OF esturdi, estourdi past part. of estourdir stun, daze ult. f. L ex EX-(1) + turdus thrush (taken as a type of drunkenness)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sturdy Stur"dy, n. [OF. estourdi giddiness, stupefaction.] (Vet.) A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

Webster's 1913 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.] 1. 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. 2. Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism. 3. Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout. How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! --Gray. 4. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sturdier, sturdiest) Someone or something that is sturdy looks strong and is unlikely to be easily injured or damaged. The camera was mounted on a sturdy tripod. = robust ADJ • sturdily It was a good table too, sturdily constructed of elm. ADV: usu ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Bold (from coarseness or rudeness), obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, firm, stiff, hardy, persevering. 2. Strong, lusty, robust, stout, stalwart, athletic, brawny, muscular, hardy, vigorous, powerful, forcible, well-set, thick-set. 3. Stiff, stout, strong, hardy, firm.

Moby Thesaurus

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, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, heavy, hefty, husky, indomitable, infrangible, iron-hard, lasting, lusty, made of iron, massive, mighty, muscular, nervy, obstinate, potent, powerful, puissant, red-blooded, resolute, rigid, robust, robustious, robustuous, rude, rugged, solid, sound, stable, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stout, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, substantial, tenacious, tough, unbreakable, uncompromising, unfaltering, unswerving, unwavering, unyielding, vigorous, vital, well-built, well-constructed, well-founded, well-grounded, well-made