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steadfastly

American  
[sted-fast-lee, -fahst-, -fuhst-] / ˈstɛdˌfæst li, -ˌfɑst-, -fəst- /

adverb

  1. in a way that is fixed, steady, or firm.

    Her eyes remained steadfastly fixed on the fire.

    The sheriff has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing.


Other Word Forms

  • oversteadfastly adverb
  • unsteadfastly adverb

Etymology

Origin of steadfastly

steadfast ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Aldama steadfastly denied the accusations, and her name was later dropped from the suit.

From Los Angeles Times

“Every soldier must proudly and steadfastly defend the new homeland of Russia, because Russia becomes a new homeland for each of them!” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times

Throughout this long saga Logan and his now retired fellow GMB union rep John McMunagle worked steadfastly to keep shipbuilding alive in Port Glasgow, not for themselves but for generations to come.

From BBC

A Sansum spokesperson said the clinic remained steadfastly committed to patient privacy and dignity.

From Los Angeles Times

The White House has just as steadfastly dismissed those concerns, attacking the experts - and, in the case of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, firing her.

From BBC