stolidly
Definition
- Adverb:
- In an unemotional, impassive, or dull manner: Showing little or no emotion, animation, or sensitivity; appearing indifferent or apathetic.
- With a lack of excitement or enthusiasm: In a way that is not easily moved or stirred; characterized by a solid, unyielding, or phlegmatic demeanor.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- He listened stolidly to the bad news, his face betraying no reaction.
- The guard stood stolidly at his post, ignoring the chaos around him.
- She stolidly continued her work, unaffected by the criticism.
Advanced Usage
- To endure something stolidly: To bear hardship, pain, or boredom without showing feeling or complaint.
- The soldiers marched stolidly through the rain and mud.
- To react stolidly: To respond to a stimulus with marked emotional reserve or apparent dullness.
- The committee members stolidly rejected the proposal, offering no debate.
Variants and Related Words
- Stolid (adjective): Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited.
- His stolid expression made him hard to read.
- Stolidity (noun): The quality or state of being stolid.
- Her stolidity in the face of crisis was remarkable.
Synonyms
- Impassively: Without emotion or feeling.
- Phlegmatically: With an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
- Stoically: Enduring pain or hardship without showing feelings or complaining.
- Unemotionally: In a manner not influenced by strong feelings.
Antonyms
- Emotionally: In a manner characterized by intense feeling.
- Excitedly: In an agitated or enthusiastic manner.
- Passionately: With strong and barely controlled emotion.
Related Phrases
- With stolid indifference: Showing a complete lack of interest or concern in an unemotional way.
- He accepted his fate with stolid indifference.
- A stolidly persistent effort: A determined and continuous effort carried out without visible enthusiasm or discouragement.
- Through stolidly persistent effort, she finally mastered the technique.
Adverb
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in a stolid manner
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he said `no' stolidly
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