Antonyms for stolidly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : stol-id

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɒl ɪd

Definition of stolidly

Origin : 1560s (implied in stolidity), from Middle French stolide (16c.), from Latin stolidus "insensible, dull, brutish," properly "unmovable," related to stultus "foolish," from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)).

As in obstinately : adv stubbornly
As in firmly : adv with determination

Example sentences :

Grey Beaver looked on stolidly while the white man wielded the whip.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

He stolidly followed, striving to brace himself for what must soon come.
Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

"Had to do what's fair by them," mumbled MacWhirr, stolidly.
Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad

When he looked up, the pony was stolidly cropping a tuft of grass.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

And yet I worked on, stolidly, and bore the caresses of the man who was so soon to be my husband.
Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford

He looked at me stolidly, but suddenly I discovered my portmanteau in a corner.
Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray

"Wait till I gives him somethin' to eat," she said stolidly.
Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

"Bow Street again," said Macklin stolidly, puffing at his pipe.
Extract from : « Two Sides of the Face » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

"I don't understand your Majesty," said the Provost, stolidly.
Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton

John glared at him stolidly, and regretted his choice of candy.
Extract from : « A Son of the City » by Herman Gastrell Seely

Synonyms for stolidly

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