Staunch
[stɔːn(t)ʃ] or [stɔntʃ]
Definition
(-) Alt. of Staunchness
Typist: Ronald
Definition
adj. firm in principle pursuit or support: trusty hearty constant zealous.—adv. Staunch′ly.—n. Staunch′ness.
Inputed by Hahn
Examples
- The staunch old gentleman was still in his trust; had never left it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Pompey is the pride of the local draghounds--no very great flier, as his build will show, but a staunch hound on a scent. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- You have a friend in me, Nance; a staunch friend. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- When I am a wife, I mean to be just as staunch myself; and I wish my friends in general would be so too. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Staunch to the last! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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