stedfastly

English

Adverb

stedfastly (comparative more stedfastly, superlative most stedfastly)

1. Obsolete form of steadfastly.
   • 1754 April 22, Edward Ward, quotee, David A.Clary, George Washington's First War‎^[1], Simon & Schuster, published 2011, →ISBN, page 77:

     “He told Washington "that the Indians kept stedfastly attached to our interest.”

   • 1905, Booker T. Washington, “A Man About Whom the World Should Know”, in Independent:

     … and having clearly perceived his duty, he has pursued it stedfastly in spite of opposition or adverse criticism.

Related terms

• stedfastness

Middle English

Adverb

stedfastly

1. Alternative form of stedefastly