C13 (in the sense: rash, harsh): from Old French estordi dazed, from estordir to stun, perhaps ultimately related to Latin turdus a thrush (taken as representing drunkenness)
Examples of 'sturdier' in a sentence
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If they cannot afford to start again, sturdier foundations are required.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The financial system, meanwhile, is much sturdier.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The price is higher for a place on a larger, sturdier wooden boat.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They are the size of a sparrow, but sturdier.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Customers will instead be offered sturdier reusable bags, which currently cost 9p.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A sturdier relative of the harebell that is very beautiful is the nettle-leaved bellflower.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She is on sturdier ground when she cites academic research and scholarly journals.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Its stalk is also straighter and sturdier.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It's a cracking set-up that needs a sturdier story to sustain it.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Looking for something sturdier than espadrilles for your hols?