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
- 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
- adamantly
- bullheadedly
- constantly
- contumaciously
- decisively
- determinedly
- doggedly
- firmly
- fixedly
- headstrongly
- indefatigably
- indomitably
- inflexibly
- intently
- intractably
- mulishly
- obdurately
- obstinately
- opinionatedly
- perseveringly
- persistently
- pertinaciously
- pigheadedly
- purposefully
- recalcitrantly
- resistantly
- resolutely
- resolvedly
- staunchly
- steadfastly
- stolidly
- strictly
- stubbornly
- tenaciously
- through thick and thin
- unamenably
- unchangeably
- unflinchingly
- unimpressibly
- unreasonably
- unreasoningly
- unrelentingly
- unwaveringly
- unyieldingly
- willfully
- with heavy hand
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