sturdily

adv

1. In a sturdy manner.

   “This table is so sturdily built that I can stand on it without fear of it breaking.”

   “Look at the little fellows, mere bundles of fluff, paddling along so busily and sturdily.”

   “I love the idea of setting a mystery in the midst of a women's newspaper; and the lesbian community, with our controversies and our collectives for local color, is a juicy topic for satire. However, most of the time, Schulman is incapable of setting us up sturdily enough to make knocking us down into an interesting enterprise.”