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# sturdy

«sturdy» in Mova's school dictionary: **Strong and solid, not easy to break or knock over: "a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (sturdy, sturdier, sturdiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Strong and solid, not easy to break or knock over: "a sturdy table". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/#m1)

2) Of a person or animal: strong and healthy, with a solid body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In design and technology lessons, pupils test whether their models are sturdy. In everyday life and hiking, people wear sturdy boots. In science, a wide base makes a structure sturdier. Phrases: sturdy shoes, sturdy boots, sturdy table, sturdy box.

### examples

- Wear sturdy shoes for the walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/#x1)
- We need a sturdy box to carry the books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/#x2)
- This chair is sturdy enough to stand on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/#x3)
- The little pony is short but sturdy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/#x4)
- Make your bridge sturdy so it can hold the weights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/#x5)
- A sturdy branch is safer to climb. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/#x6)
- Conall Yellowclaw was a sturdy tenant in Erin: he had three sons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/#x7)

### note

Comparative: sturdier, sturdiest. The opposite is "flimsy" or "weak". Safety: only stand on something sturdy, like a step stool, and never on a wobbly chair.

### In the corpora

- [In an earthquake drill: drop, cover under a sturdy desk and hold on until the shaking stops.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/329-breakfast-register-timetable-corridors-drills-pickup-phones/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sturdy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.