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.

   • 1984 December 29, Amy Hoffman, “Dyke Detectives Solve Murder Mysteries”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 9:

     I love the idea of setting a mystery in the midst of a women's newspaper; and the lesbian community, with our controversies and our collectives for local color, is a juicy topic for satire. However, most of the time, Schulman is incapable of setting us up sturdily enough to make knocking us down into an interesting enterprise.