resolutely

[ rez-uh-loot-lee, rez-uh-loot- ]

adverb

1. in a determined or firm manner:

   After more than 120 days on strike, the union continues to resolutely reject management’s demands for reductions in the workers' collective bargaining agreement and pension plan.

Other Words From

• o·ver·res·o·lute·ly adverb
• sem·i·res·o·lute·ly adverb
• un·res·o·lute·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of resolutely¹

resolute ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The press hounded Stipe and the other band members about their private lives — Stipe’s sexual orientation became an obsession — which they have always resolutely kept private.

From Los Angeles Times

A man called Stephen Mollah, who had been sat silently on the side the whole time walked up and resolutely declared: “I am here to make a statement that yes: I am Satoshi Nakamoto and I created the Bitcoin on Blockchain technology.”

From BBC

"We resolutely reject any accusations that we are somehow interfering in this. We are not doing this," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

From BBC

The site had been cleared for a public housing development called Elysian Park Heights, and O’Malley hired Emil Praeger — a New York engineer who had designed piers, bridges and even a breakwater used during the Allied invasion of Normandy — to create a futuristic stadium that looked resolutely forward, true to the spirit of its time.

From Los Angeles Times

The French foreign ministry dismissed the criticism, saying: "Any accusation of systemic racism or discrimination by the police in France is totally groundless. France and its police fight resolutely against racism and all forms of discrimination."

From BBC

Related Words

• bravely
• decisively
• firmly
• steadfastly