staunch
/stɑːntʃ/
Misollar
- My great aunt was a staunch teetotaller.
- My great aunt was a staunch teetotaler.
- I am a staunch supporter of linguistic purism.
- He was a staunch devotee who had unflinching faith.
- As a staunch pacifist, she abhors all forms of violence.
- Emmanuel Macron is a staunch defender of the European Union.
fe’l verb
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To stop, check, or deter an action.
Somebody's got to staunch those press leaks!
- To stop the flow of (blood).
sifat adjective
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Loyal, trustworthy, reliable.
He's been a staunch supporter of mine through every election.
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Dependable, persistent.
Without our staunch front line the enemy would have split the regiment.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.