adv
Meaning 1
In a steadfast manner; firmly; with conviction
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He steadfastly refuses to go out with her.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: resolutely
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
steadfastly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɛdfɑːstli/
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General-American: /ˈstɛdfæstli/
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CMU ARPABET: S T EH1 D F AE2 S T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
with resolute determination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we firmly believed it
- you must stand firm
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: firm, firmly, unwaveringly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stedefastly, stedefastliche; equivalent to steadfast + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: вярно (vjarno) — in a steadfast manner
- Finnish: vakaasti — in a steadfast manner
- Finnish: vankkumattomasti — in a steadfast manner
- Finnish: vankkumatta — in a steadfast manner
- Ancient Greek: ἀσφαλῶς (asphalôs) — in a steadfast manner
- Northern Kurdish: nebezkî — in a steadfast manner
- Northern Kurdish: bi nebezî — in a steadfast manner
- Latin: firmiter — in a steadfast manner
- Old English: trumlīċe — in a steadfast manner
- Portuguese: firmemente — in a steadfast manner
- Portuguese: resolutamente — in a steadfast manner
- Portuguese: decididamente — in a steadfast manner
- Swedish: bestämt — in a steadfast manner
- Swedish: ståndaktigt — in a steadfast manner