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- pronunciation:
- stuhr
di
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
sturdier, sturdiest |
| definition: |
When something is sturdy, it is strong or hard to break.
These shelves are sturdy, so they can hold a lot of heavy books.The old stone house is very sturdy and didn't get damaged in the hurricane.- synonyms:
- hearty, mighty, strong
- antonyms:
- delicate, weak
- similar words:
- durable, powerful, stable, tough
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| related words: |
steady |
| derivations: |
sturdily (adv.), sturdiness (n.) |
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