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US
/ˈstɛdˌfæst/
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[ UK /stˈɛdfɑːst/ ]
[ UK /stˈɛdfɑːst/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
a man of unbendable perseverence
steadfast resolve
a firm mouth
unwavering loyalty
firm convictions -
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
unswerving devotion
a steadfast ally
unswerving allegiance
a staunch defender of free speech
How To Use steadfast In A Sentence
- So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
- Their steadfast love in the face of horror can only be admired.
- Tough as steel in his adherence to principle, resilient, placable, self-less and generous beyond the dictates of fashion, steadfast in friendship, but not at the price of reason, he strides the world of mathematics a happy warrior.
- Again, he pours scorn on racialist mythology but, in his steadfastly conservative way, refuses to become histrionically sanctimonious on the matter, preferring studied contempt to self-promoting outrage.
- When we steadfastly dedicate ourselves to the path of mentor and disciple, we can boundlessly manifest the wisdom and power that is inherent in our life.
- And as for her steadfast refusal to give her real name... little wonder. The Sun
- The laws of Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law unto himself, we must steadfastly refuse to obey those laws, and we must as steadfastly stand by the conventions which ignore them, since the statutes furnish us peace, fairly good government and stability, and therefore are better for us than the laws of God, which would soon plunge us into confusion and disorder and anarchy if we should adopt them.
- She teaches how to continue with discretion what is thoughtlessly undertaken; she inclines the mind to cleave steadfastly to what was imposed upon it by authority; and imparts to a choice which, though rash at the time, is now irrevocable, all the sanctity, all the advisedness, and, let us say it boldly, all the cheerfulness of a lawful calling. Chapter X
- The group remained steadfast in its support for the new system, even when it was criticized in the newspapers.
- Pascal is hopeful, steadfast on optimizing the gastronomic experience with the right tools: the cheese cart being one, proper stemware another.