Definition of sturdy Sturdy

/stɚˈdi/ - [sterdee] - stur•dy

We found 14 definitions of sturdy from 5 different sources.

What does sturdy mean?

Adjective sturdy, sturdier, sturdiest
sturdy - substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
		tough
		rugged sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
sturdy - not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"
		uncompromising, inflexible
		compromising, conciliatory, flexible making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
sturdy - having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
		hardy, stalwart, stout
		robust rough and crude; "a robust tale"

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sturdy (Noun)
A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.
sturdy (Adjective)
Of firm build.
sturdy (Adjective)
Solid in structure or person.

sturdy (superl.)
Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.
sturdy (superl.)
Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism.
sturdy (superl.)
Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout.
sturdy (superl.)
Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak.
sturdy (n.)
A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

sturdy
stur′di, adj. (comp. Stur′dier, superl. Stur′diest) resolute: firm: forcible: strong: robust: stout: (obs.) stubborn or obstinate.—adv. Stur′dily.—n. Stur′diness. [O. Fr. estourdi, pa.p. of estourdir (Fr. étourdir), It. stordire, to stun; acc. to Diez, through an assumed Low L. form from L. torpidus, stupefied.]
sturdy
stur′di, n. the gid, a disease affecting young sheep with staggering and stupor, caused by a species of tapeworm in the brain.—adj. Stur′died