stalworth

American  

[stawl-werth] / ˈstɔl wərθ /

adjective

Archaic.

1. stalwart.

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Etymology

Origin of stalworth

before 900; Middle English stalwurthe, Old English stǣlwirthe serviceable, equivalent to stǣl (contraction of stathol staddle ) + weorth worth ¹

Example Sentences

Now there appears in the doorway, the stalworth figure of the vote-cribber, who, with sullen face, advances mechanically toward Tom, pauses and regards him with an air of suspicion.

From An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)

Old Slowe was, in certain preponderating respects, much to be preferred to the stalworth fireworker, Mr. Lieutenant O'Flaherty.

From The House by the Church-Yard by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

The beleagured lady was comforted in her strait by the worthy priest, by honest Dr. Toole, and not least, by that handsome and stalworth nymph, the daring Magnolia.

From The House by the Church-Yard by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Two stalworth men were seen walking down the road that night about eight o'clock, dressed in a style common to boatmen.

From The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family by Waud, A. R.

After king "Alfride," saith Peter Langtoft— Kam Edward the olde, Faire man he was and wis, stalworth and bolde.

From Coronation Anecdotes by Gossip, Giles