Dictionary Definition
sturdy adj
1 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"
[syn: hardy, stalwart, stout]
2 substantially made or constructed; "sturdy
steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric";
"some plastics are as tough as metal" [syn: tough] [also: sturdiest, sturdier]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
Translations
of firm build
solid in structure or person
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adamantine, athletic, beefy, bouncing, brawny, bulky, burly, dense, determined, doughty, durable, enduring, firm, firm as Gibraltar, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, full-blooded,
full-strength, gutsy,
gutty, hale, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, heavy, hefty, husky, indomitable, infrangible, iron-hard,
lasting, lusty, made of iron, massive, mighty, muscular, nervy, obstinate, potent, powerful, puissant, red-blooded, resolute, rigid, robust, robustious, robustuous, rude, rugged, solid, sound, stable, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stout, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong
as strong, strong-willed, substantial, tenacious, tough, unbreakable, uncompromising, unfaltering, unswerving, unwavering, unyielding, vigorous, vital, well-built,
well-constructed, well-founded, well-grounded,
well-made