staunchly

staunchly: staunch staunch [stɔːntʆ ǁ stɒːntʆ, stɑːntʆ] adjective

giving strong loyal support to a person, organization, or belief:

• They are staunch trade unionists.

• He is a staunch supporter of the free market.

— staunchly adverb :

• The company has staunchly defended its right to use the name on its new model.

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staunchly UK US /ˈstɔːntʃli/ adverb

► very firmly or strongly: »Economic advisers remain staunchly opposed to a government-financed bailout for the holders of failed mortgages.
»The editorial slant of the newspaper remained staunchly conservative.

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staunchly — 1825, from STAUNCH (Cf. staunch) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
staunchly — adv. Staunchly is used with these adjectives: ↑conservative Staunchly is used with these verbs: ↑defend, ↑refuse … Collocations dictionary
Staunchly — Staunch Staunch (st[aum]nch), Staunchly Staunch ly, Staunchness Staunch ness, etc. See {Stanch}, {Stanchly}, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staunchly — Ⅰ. staunch [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) very loyal and committed. 2) archaic strong or watertight. DERIVATIVES staunchly adverb staunchness noun. ORIGIN Old French estanche «watertight» … English terms dictionary
staunchly — adverb in a staunch manner he staunchly defended his principles • Syn: ↑stanchly • Derived from adjective: ↑staunch … Useful english dictionary
staunchly — adverb see staunch II … New Collegiate Dictionary
staunchly — See staunch1. * * * … Universalium
staunchly — adverb In a staunch manner … Wiktionary
staunchly — Synonyms and related words: bec et ongles, bona fide, committedly, consistently, constantly, deafeningly, decidedly, decisively, determinedly, devotedly, earnestly, faithfully, firmly, fixedly, forcefully, forcibly, hammer and tongs, heart and… … Moby Thesaurus
staunchly — adv. resolutely, in a steadfast manner; loyally, faithfully … English contemporary dictionary

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