Usually means: Strong and reliable under stress.
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We found 35 dictionaries that define the word sturdy:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. sturdy: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. sturdy: Merriam-Webster
  3. sturdy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. sturdy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. sturdy: Collins English Dictionary
  6. sturdy: Vocabulary.com
  7. Sturdy, sturdy: Wordnik
  8. sturdy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. Sturdy, sturdy: Wiktionary
  10. sturdy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. sturdy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. sturdy: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. sturdy: Dictionary.com
  14. sturdy: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. sturdy: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Sturdy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Sturdy: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. sturdy: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. sturdy: Rhymezone
  20. sturdy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. sturdy: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. sturdy: FreeDictionary.org
  23. sturdy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. sturdy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Epicurus.com Wine Glossary (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sturdy: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sturdy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. sturdy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. sturdy: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sturdy: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sturdy: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Wine Taster's Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adjective:  Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.
▸ adjective:  Solid in structure or person.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn.
▸ adjective:  Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality.
▸ noun:  A disease caused by a coenurus infestation in the brain of an animal, especially a sheep or canid; coenurosis.
▸ noun:  A surname from Middle English.

Similar:
stalwart, robust, hardy, tough, stout, rugged, stocky, Stark, sturdied, broad-shouldered, more...

Opposite:
fragile, delicate, weak, flimsy, brittle

Phrases:
sturdy beggars, sturdy beggar, Julian Sturdy, sturdy work shoe, not sturdy, more...

Colors:
    brown,     navy blue,     forest green,     olive,     rust, more...


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Similar:
stalwart, robust, hardy, tough, stout, rugged, stocky, Stark, sturdied, broad-shouldered, more...

Opposite:
fragile, delicate, weak, flimsy, brittle

Phrases:
sturdy beggars, sturdy beggar, Julian Sturdy, sturdy work shoe, not sturdy, sturdy trees, sturdy furniture wood, opposite of sturdy, sturdy foundation, not at all sturdy, less sturdy, large sturdy chest, more...

Colors:
    brown,     navy blue,     forest green,     olive,     rust, more...



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