sturdy
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- s having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
sturdy young athletes - a not making concessions
- s substantially made or constructed
sturdy steel shelves
sturdy canvas
- She grew up as a sturdy, sport-loving maiden.
- Fashioned from a single piece of laminated paperboard (plus a floor and a door), they are sturdy, wind resistant, waterproof, well insulated and require no special skills or tools .
- Even during the past four decades, which have witnessed medical innovation on an unprecedented scale, that sturdy thread has not frayed.