resolutely
/ˈɹɛz.əˌlutli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a determined, unyielding manner.
Example Sentences
- "Dorcas, faithful to her “young gentlemen,” denied strenuously that it could have been John’s voice she heard, and resolutely declared, in the teeth of everything, that it was Mr. Inglethorp who had been in the boudoir with her mistress."
- "It was applied methodically, carefully, resolutely, as in the fashion of a Satin-bird with charcoal, desiccated wood or blue from laundry-bags."
- "Long before Shap platform showed up around a corner and the two arms on the gradient post drooped in both directions at once, Duchess of Buccleuch's amiable throbbing purr at the stack [funnel, chimney] had become a fierce freight-engine bark, as she resolutely dragged at her enormous load."
- "It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range."
Etymology
Etymology tree English resolute Middle English -ly English -ly English resolutely From resolute + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɛz.əˌlutli/
- British English: /ˈɹɛz.əˌl(j)uːtli/
Inflected Forms
more resolutely (comparative)
most resolutely (superlative)