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steadfastly

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stead·fast also sted·fast  (stdfst, -fst)
adj.
1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving. See Synonyms at faithful.

[Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst : stede, place; see stead + fæst, fixed, fast; see past- in Indo-European roots.]

steadfastly adv.
steadfastness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.steadfastly - with resolute determinationsteadfastly - with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"
Translations
steadfastly [ˈstedfəstlɪ] ADVfirmemente, resueltamente
steadfastly [ˈstɛdfɑːstli] adv [refuse, deny] → résolument
steadfastly
advfest; lookunverwandt; adhere, refusestandhaft, unerschütterlich; to be steadfastly loyal to somebodyjdm unerschütterlich treu sein; to steadfastly maintain one’s innocenceunerschütterlich auf seiner Unschuld beharren; to remain steadfastly at one’s postbeharrlich auf seinem Posten bleiben
steadfastly [ˈstɛdfəstlɪ] advfermamente


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She was gazing at him steadfastly now, with parted lips.
So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work.
The chaplain had not yet arrived; and there these silent islands of men and women sat steadfastly eyeing several marble tablets, with black borders, masoned into the wall on either side the pulpit.
 
 
 
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