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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.

1913 Definition
Sturdy (sturdy)
a.(?)
Stur"dy
[Compar. Sturdier (?); superl. Sturdiest.] [OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F. étourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to stun
  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.

  5. A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

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