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stoutly

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stout  (stout)
adj. stout·er, stout·est
1. Having or marked by boldness, bravery, or determination; firm and resolute.
2. Strong in body; sturdy.
3. Strong in structure or substance; solid or substantial.
4. Bulky in figure; thickset or corpulent. See Synonyms at fat.
5. Powerful; forceful.
6. Stubborn or uncompromising: put up stout resistance to the proposal.
n.
1.
a. A thickset or corpulent person.
b. A garment size for a large or heavy figure.
2. A strong, very dark beer or ale.

[Middle English, from Old French estout, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

stoutish adj.
stoutly adv.
stoutness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.stoutly - in a resolute manner; "he was stoutly replying to his critics"
Translations
stoutly [ˈstaʊtlɪ] ADV
1. stoutly builtde construcción sólida, fuerte
2. [deny] → categóricamente, rotundamente; [resist] → tenazmente
he stoutly maintains thatsostiene resueltamente que ...
stoutly
adv (= strongly) madesolide; (= resolutely) resist, defend, fighttapfer, beherzt, mannhaft (liter); believe, maintainfest, steif und fest (pej); resist, refuse, denyentschieden; stoutly built (person)stämmig, kräftig (gebaut); wall, doorstark, kräftig; housesolide gebaut; stoutly Catholic etcgut katholisch etc
stoutly [ˈstaʊtlɪ] adv (defend, resist, fight) → valorosamente; (deny) → categoricamente; (believe, maintain) → fermamente
stoutly [ˈstaʊtlɪ] adv (defend, resist, fight) → valorosamente; (deny) → categoricamente; (believe, maintain) → fermamente


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When each had fully stated his case the Ape announced this sentence: "I do not think you, Wolf, ever lost what you claim; and I do believe you, Fox, to have stolen what you so stoutly deny.
The act released his physical energies without unfettering his will; his mind was still spellbound, but his powerful body and agile limbs, endowed with a blind, insensate life of their own, resisted stoutly and well.
Because I want you to promise me that you will lie stoutly to your wife about Sylvia Joy.
 
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