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STURDY, a. [G., connected with; a stub.]
1. Hardy; stout; foolishly obstinate; implying coarseness or rudeness.
This must be done, and I would fain see mortal so sturdy as to gainsay.
A sturdy hardened sinner advances to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first step.
2. Strong; forcible; lusty; as a sturdy lout.
3. Violent; laid on with strength; as sturdy strokes.
4. Stiff; stout; strong; as a sturdy oak.
He was not of a delicate contexture, his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
STURDY, n. A disease in sheep, marked by dullness and stupor.