sturdily

English

Etymology

From sturdy +‎ -ly.

Adverb

sturdily (comparative more sturdily, superlative most sturdily)

1. In a sturdy manner.

   This table is so sturdily built that I can stand on it without fear of it breaking.

   • 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 5:

     Look at the little fellows, mere bundles of fluff, paddling along so busily and sturdily.