ˈstə:dɪ adj. & n. --adj. (sturdier, sturdiest) 1
robust; strongly
built. 2
vigorous and determined (sturdy resistance). --n.
vertigo in
sheep caused by a
tapeworm larva encysted in
the brain. øøsturdied adj. (in
sense of n.). sturdily adv. sturdiness n. [ME 'reckless, violent', f. OF esturdi, estourdi
past part. of estourdir
stun,
daze ult. f. L ex
EX-(1) + turdus thrush (taken as a
type of drunkenness)]