stout (stouter comparative) (stoutest superlative )
1 adj A stout person is rather fat.
He was a tall, stout man with gray hair.
2 adj Stout shoes, branches, or other objects are thick and strong.
(=sturdy)
I hope you've both got stout shoes..., ...a stout oak door.
3 adj If you use stout to describe someone's actions, attitudes, or beliefs, you approve of them because they are strong and determined., (approval)
(=robust)
He produced a stout defence of the car business...
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stoutly adv ADV with v, ADV adj
She stoutly defended her husband during the trial., ...stoutly anti-imperialist nations.