Usually means: Strong and reliable under stress.
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We found 34 dictionaries that define the word sturdy:

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

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 (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  2. 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,     maroon,     dark khaki,     slate gray,     burgundy,     mahogany


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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,     maroon,     dark khaki,     slate gray,     burgundy,     mahogany



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