sturdyadjective
uk/ˈstɜː.di/us/ˈstɝː.di/physically strong and solid or thick, and therefore unlikely to break or be hurt:
sturdy walking boots
a sturdy table
sturdy little legs
[ before noun ] literary strong and determined:
They put up a sturdy defence of their proposal.
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Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old boots idiom
- almighty
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- elemental
- high-octane
- industrial-strength
- invincible
- invulnerable
- lusty
- muscle-flexing
- omnipotent
- reckon
- stout
- stoutly
- superhuman
- to be reckoned with idiom
- tough
- toughie
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adverb uk/ˈstɜː.dəl.i/us/ˈstɝː.dəl.i/
We could see the boat was sturdily built/constructed.
sturdiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈstɜː.di.nəs/us/ˈstɝː.di.nəs/