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Definition of Resolutely
1. Adverb. Showing firm determination or purpose. "He entered the building resolutely"
2. Adverb. With firmness. "`I will come along,' she said decisively"
Definition of Resolutely
1. adv. In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly; steadily; with perseverance.
Definition of Resolutely
1. Adverb. In a resolute manner. ¹
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Definition of Resolutely
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Resolutely
Literary usage of Resolutely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"He continued to hold Compiegne resolutely for his king, while Joan's constant
thought during the early months of her captivity was to escape and come to ..."
2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"He petted the old brutes of his barnyard and stables, and held to his old friends
with hooks of steel, closing his eyes resolutely to everything about them ..."
3. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"... from the state council—Proposals of Philip for mediation with the United
Provinces—The provinces resolutely decline all proffers of intervention. ..."
4. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"... authorise the funding of legal-tenders, and the ' work of reduction is commenced
and carried on resolutely, but carefully and prudently, we shall reach ..."
5. Letters of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"I have this time fought resolutely to preserve a copy for you, though they do
but dole out four to me. Whether you will like it, I cannot guess, ..."
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