Antonyms for steadfastly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : sted-fast, -fahst, -fuhst

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɛdˌfæst, -ˌfɑst, -fəst

Definition of steadfastly

Origin : Old English stedefæst "secure in position," from stede (see stead) + fæst (see fast (adj.)); cf. Middle Low German stedevast, Old Norse staðfastr. Related: Steadfastly, steadfastness.

As in loyally : adv faithfully
As in obstinately : adv stubbornly
As in resolutely : adv with all one's heart
As in fast : adv fixedly
As in firmly : adv with determination
As in hard : adv in a fixed manner

Example sentences :

Tom gazed at her steadfastly, and seemed to say, 'What else?'
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

He was a true Hudson's Bay man, steadfastly loyal to the Company.
Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

You looked far too long and too steadfastly for a first introduction.
Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant

She looked at him steadfastly for a moment without speaking.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

There was a light in one of them, and his eyes seemed to be steadfastly fixed on it.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

How steadfastly the girl's eyes were fixed oh the distant south!
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

"Well, I would not," said she, looking him full and steadfastly in the face.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

She regarded him steadfastly, still angry, but a trifle curious.
Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

But he had steadfastly refused to resume the duties of his office.
Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles

Synonyms for steadfastly

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