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stoutly

/ˈstaʊtli/STOWT-lee
/ˈstaʊtli/STOWT-lee

Meaningin a stout way

Common meaning: firmly

Other meanings: bravely

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*star- or *stal-‘be firm, also set, place’source
  2. Old Frenchestout‘bold or strong’source
  3. Middle Englishstout‘bold or strong’source
  4. Englishstout‘strong and solidly built’
  5. Englishformed in English from stoutstoutly‘firmly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from stout + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), STOUT, p.600 · scan

Source words

  • estout Old French · source word “bold or strong”

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