stanchly
- adverb
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firme
- Throughout the trial, he stanchly maintained his innocence.
Examples
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She stood stanchly by her friend during the trial.
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She stanchly supported her colleagues during the crisis despite mounting criticism.
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The organization stanchly opposes any form of discrimination.
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He stanchly defended his beliefs in front of the committee.
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She stanchly supported her colleagues during the crisis despite mounting criticism.
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He stanchly defended his beliefs in front of the committee.
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Throughout the trial, he stanchly maintained his innocence.
Synonyms
15
5.8
Firmly and without changing their mind
11
5.9
In a firm and loyal way showing strong support
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5.2
In a firm and determined way
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7.4
In a strong, loyal, and determined way
How Firmly
Surface Forms
Morphology
stanchly = stanch (transparent) = stanch + ly
The suffix '-ly' is a standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'stanch', indicating manner.
Etymology
Stanchly comes from old words that mean 'to stop' or 'make firm', and you can see this in stanch, which means 'to stop' a flow like blood, and in staunch, which means 'loyal'. So stanchly means being steady and strongly loyal, as if you 'stop' doubt and stay true.