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~ adj 1 someone who is sturdy is strong, short, and healthy looking (a sturdy young man | sturdy legs) 2 an object that is sturdy is strong, well-made, and not easily broken (a sturdy wall) 3 determined and not easily persuaded to change your opinions (They kept up a sturdy opposition to the plan.) - sturdily adv - sturdiness n
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1.
(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 ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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 ~ 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 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. здоровый, крепкий человек; здоровяк 2. сильный, крепкий, здоровый sturdy fellow —- крепыш 3. сильный, крепкий (о выражениях, ругательствах) 4. крепкий, прочный sturdy walls —- прочные стены 5. стойкий, твердый sturdy defiance —- стойкое сопротивление sturdy policy —- твердая (решительная) политика sturdy common sense —- неизменное благоразумие 6. вет. вертячка 7. бот. плевел опьяняющий (Lolium temulentum) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) сильный, крепкий, здоровый; a sturdy child - крепыш 2) стойкий, твердый, отважный Syn: see strong ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 13c., "hard to manage, reckless, violent," from O.Fr. estourdi "violent," originally "dazed," pp. of estourdir "to daze," from V.L. *exturdire, which is presumed to be from L. intensive prefix ex + turdus "thrush." Perhaps the notion is of thrushes eating leftover grapes at wineries and acting drunk (It. tordo "thrush" also means "simpleton," and Fr. has the expression soыl comme une grive "drunk as a thrush"). Sense of "solidly built, strong and hardy" first recorded c.1386. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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