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stalwart
(encz) | stalwart,oddaný Pavel Machek; Giza |
Stalwart
(gcide) | Stalwart \Stal"wart\ (st[o^]l"w[~e]rt or st[add]l"-; 277),
Stalworth \Stal"worth\ (-w[~e]rth), a. [OE. stalworth, AS.
staelwyr[eth] serviceable, probably originally, good at
stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards
extended to other causes of estimation. See Steal, v. t.,
Worth, a.]
Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent. "A
stalwart tiller of the soil." --Prof. Wilson.
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Fair man he was and wise, stalworth and bold. --R. of
Brunne.
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Note: Stalworth is now disused, or but little used, stalwart
having taken its place.
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stalwart
(wn) | stalwart
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or
hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud
of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young
athletes" [syn: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy]
2: dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart
supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: stalwart,
stout]
3: used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a
stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"
[syn: stalwart, stouthearted]
n 1: a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in
times of revolt) [syn: loyalist, stalwart] |
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stalwart
(encz) | stalwart,oddaný Pavel Machek; Giza |
stalwartly
(encz) | stalwartly, |
stalwartness
(encz) | stalwartness, n: |
Stalwartly
(gcide) | Stalwartly \Stal"wart*ly\ (-w[~e]rt*l[y^]), adv.
In a stalwart manner.
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Stalwartness
(gcide) | Stalwartness \Stal"wart*ness\, n.
The quality of being stalwart.
[1913 Webster] Stalworthhood |
stalwart
(wn) | stalwart
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or
hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud
of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young
athletes" [syn: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy]
2: dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart
supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: stalwart,
stout]
3: used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a
stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"
[syn: stalwart, stouthearted]
n 1: a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in
times of revolt) [syn: loyalist, stalwart] |
stalwartness
(wn) | stalwartness
n 1: the property of being strong and resolute [syn:
stoutness, stalwartness] |
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