Definition of resolutely in English:
resolutely
adverb ˈrɛzəluːtliˈrɛzəˌl(j)utli
In an admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering manner.
she resolutely refused to be bullied by those around her
as submodifier the staff remained resolutely loyal
Example sentencesExamples
- Academically trained and inclined, the Boston painter was resolutely out of step with his times.
- The conference, like the concept of ecological design itself, ran the gamut from the supremely practical to the resolutely idealistic.
- The painting's subject matter has, in subsequent years, been much disputed, or perhaps it is more accurate to say, resolutely evaded.
- The story is set resolutely in the present.
- The problem with such a resolutely intellectualising approach to the history of museums is that the history itself is extremely partial.
- Though the presentation was resolutely low-tech, the blocking was complicated and well rehearsed.
- Australian films were resolutely populist in this period.
- She walks resolutely away, conscious of being spied upon by a ghostly face at every window.
- I haven't gotten a grasp on all the nominees yet, but so far I'm resolutely not surprised across the board.
- Although resolutely cheerful in his reworking of genres, he retains traces of the anxiety and high-minded intent of his predecessors.
Definition of resolutely in US English:
resolutely
adverbˈrɛzəˌl(j)utliˈrezəˌl(y)o͞otlē
In an admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering manner.
she resolutely refused to be bullied by those around her
as submodifier the staff remained resolutely loyal
Example sentencesExamples
- Academically trained and inclined, the Boston painter was resolutely out of step with his times.
- I haven't gotten a grasp on all the nominees yet, but so far I'm resolutely not surprised across the board.
- Australian films were resolutely populist in this period.
- The story is set resolutely in the present.
- The conference, like the concept of ecological design itself, ran the gamut from the supremely practical to the resolutely idealistic.
- The problem with such a resolutely intellectualising approach to the history of museums is that the history itself is extremely partial.
- She walks resolutely away, conscious of being spied upon by a ghostly face at every window.
- The painting's subject matter has, in subsequent years, been much disputed, or perhaps it is more accurate to say, resolutely evaded.
- Although resolutely cheerful in his reworking of genres, he retains traces of the anxiety and high-minded intent of his predecessors.
- Though the presentation was resolutely low-tech, the blocking was complicated and well rehearsed.