sturdy
adjectiveHaving or showing rugged physical strength or robust health.
adjectiveSubstantially made or built; able to withstand stress or rough use.
adjectiveMarked by resoluteness or determination; firm.
Obdurately set or determined; doggedly obstinate; stubborn; sulky: used of persons.
Having great force or endurance; strong in attack or resistance; vigorous; hardy; stout; lusty; robust: as, a sturdy opponent; sturdy pioneers; sturdy legs; a sturdy tree.
Firmly fixed or settled; resolute; unyielding; hard to overcome: used of things.
Synonyms Stout, Stalwart, etc. (see
A disease of sheep caused by the presence in the brain of the eœenurus, or cystic larval form of the dog’s tapeworm, Tænia cœnurus.
nounA disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.