staunchly

adverb

staunch·​ly

variants or stanchly

: in a staunch manner

staunchly conservative

a staunchly defended principle

he must hold the point staunchly until his handler comes up

—W. F. Brown, born 1903

Word History

Etymology

staunch + -ly

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