Literary notes about Steadfastly (AI summary)
In literature the word “steadfastly” is used to amplify a sense of unwavering focus or determination, whether in physical actions or inner resolve. Authors employ it to describe a fixed, unyielding gaze that conveys a deep emotional or moral intent, as when a character’s eyes meet another’s with persistent intensity [1, 2, 3]. It also marks firm decision‐making or persistent refusal, reflecting an inner commitment that cannot be swayed by external pressures [4, 5, 6]. In more spiritual or reflective contexts, “steadfastly” signifies a consistency of faith and thought, further enhancing the depth and sincerity of a character’s inner life [7, 8, 9].
- His eyes beating looked steadfastly at cream curves of stone.
— from Ulysses by James Joyce - Socrates, therefore, looking steadfastly at us, as he was generally accustomed to do, and smiling, said, "Simmias indeed speaks justly.
— from Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates by Plato - The Doctor looked on her, henceforth, as steadfastly as she on him.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - They pleaded with her to marry the Duke, but she steadfastly refused, and pined on.
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain - One wing of the old Abolitionists, under the leadership of Phillips, had steadfastly insisted that there could be no real freedom without the ballot.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper - And Mr. Pickwick steadfastly adhered to this determination.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - For we, with mercy and grace, steadfastly know and believe our light, going therein wisely and mightily.
— from Revelations of Divine Love - He loved his God and believed in Him steadfastly, though he was suddenly murmuring against Him.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
