stoically

[ stoh-ik-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in an austerely calm, philosophical way that shows fortitude, mastery of the emotions, and uncomplaining acceptance of destiny:
Gandhi inspired hundreds of millions to march unarmed—proudly, peacefully, and stoically—into hails of police batons and bullets to demand freedom.
We tell male children not to cry, to endure pain stoically.

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As the foreman read the verdict against Kelly, the disgraced singer sat stoically and stared straight ahead of him.

You try looking at Emily Blunt stoically emote into the camera, one single tear dripping down her cheek, without emotionally losing it.

As Chauvin sat stoically at the defense table, I was reminded that Floyd never made it to court.

She feeds them, doctors them, tries to protect them from myriad threats, then stoically collects their corpses when she fails.

Monti was forced to react, facing the second vote in the lower house stoically.

From Hillary Clinton to Silda Wall Spitzer, we have seen plenty of political “Good Wives” stoically survive on the public stage.

Kennedy women—from Rose to Jackie, and even Maria Shriver—have stoically endured not only tragedies, but personal humiliations.

The jury had been cautioned not to show emotion and instead sat stoically as Knox and Sollecito spoke.

Rather, they suffer stoically until their superiors rescue them.

For five days now he expected nothing but the end, and lay and waited for it stoically and with calm good temper.

He would stoically bear the loss of two hundred pounds and breathe no word of woe.

But the baby was stoically calm, and moved not a muscle of his little round face in response to their greetings.

So Dot stoically resisted the temptation to devour the apple in Don's pocket.

"Next Tuesday night, then," responded Val, taking the officer's rapture stoically enough.

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