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# stoutly

adverb

«stoutly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Stoutly means bravely, firmly and strongly, without giving in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/#m1)
2. Stoutly built means made strong and thick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In old stories characters «stoutly deny» or «stoutly defend» something: they say it firmly and will not change their minds. In The Wind in the Willows the animals defend their home stoutly. A «stoutly made» door or boot is strong and solid.

### Examples

- Toad stoutly denied that he had taken the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/#x1)
- The soldiers stoutly defended the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/#x2)
- The gate was stoutly made of oak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/#x3)
- She stoutly refused to give up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/#x4)
- He stoutly believed his team would win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/#x5)
- The little dog barked stoutly at the fox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/#x6)
- But still they kept trudging stoutly forward, and talking as they went. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/#x7)

### Note

From «stout», which means strong, brave, or (of a person) rather fat. «Stoutly» almost always means firmly or strongly, not fat. Old-fashioned; in speech say «firmly».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stoutly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stoutly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stoutly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stoutly.html) on Mova free.