sturdy

Other forms of sturdy

comparative or superlative

sturdier

comparative or superlative

sturdiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sturdy

What does sturdy mean?

sturdy means "having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sturdy?

sturdy has 2 syllables: stur-dy. The stress falls on "stur". In IPA it is /ˈstɝdi/.

What is another word for sturdy?

Close synonyms include hardy, stalwart, stout, uncompromising, inflexible. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sturdy a common word?

sturdy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.