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sturdy (iou)



sturdy adjective & noun. ME.
[Aphet. from Old French est(o)urdi, stunned, dazed, reckless, violent (mod. etourdi thoughtless), ult. from Latin ex- EX-1 + turdus thrush (taken as a type of drunkenness).]
A. adjective.
I. a. Impetuously brave; recklessly violent; ferocious, ruthless, cruel. ME-L17.
b. Of a battle, blow, storm, etc.: furious, fierce, violent. LME-M17.
Of conduct, appearance, etc.: stern, harsh; surly. ME-E17.
Intractable, refractory; obstinate; rebellious, disobedient. ME-L18.
Of a material thing: tough, hard-wearing; strongly built, stout. LME.
Dickens A violent gust of wind..seemed to shake even that sturdy house. W. C. Bryant Hasten thou And bring a sturdy javelin from the tent.
b. Of a plant: hardy. L17.
J. C. Oates Delicate Japanese trees..were replaced by sturdier North American trees.
Of a person or animal: strong in physique, solidly built; physically robust. LME.
J. Rathbone Curtis needed a strong and sturdy mount for he was above six feet.
b. transf. Of Health, a movement, etc.: characterized by or displaying physical vigour or strength. L17.
A. P. Stanley All were struck by the sturdy Health..of his frame.
fig. Uncompromising, blunt; stalwart, intellectually robust; determined, resolute, vigorous. L18.
J. R. Green The sturdy good sense of the man shook off the pedantry. G. Greene A Tory country gentleman who..had sturdy independent views on Politics.
II.
Giddy; spec. (of sheep) affected with the disease sturdy. Now dial. LME.
Special collocations: sturdy beggar (now arch. or Hist.) an able-bodied beggar or vagabond, esp. a violent one.
b. noun.
A sturdy person. rare. L15.
A fatal infection causing loss of balance in domestic animals, esp. sheep; gid. L16.
sturdied adjective (of sheep or cattle) afflicted with sturdy E19.
sturdily adverb LME.
sturdiness noun LME.