stronger
ˈstrȯŋ-gər
also -ər
; strongest
ˈstrȯŋ-gəst
also -əst
1
: having or marked by great physical power
2
: having moral or intellectual power
3
: having great resources (as of wealth or talent)
4
: of a specified number
an army ten thousand strong
5
a
: striking or superior of its kind
a strong resemblance
b
: effective or efficient especially in a specified direction
… strong on watching other people work …—A. Alvarez
7
8
obsolete
: flagrant
9
: moving with rapidity or force
a strong wind
11
a
: not easily injured or disturbed : solid
b
: not easily subdued or taken
a strong fort
12
: well established : firm
strong beliefs
13
: not easily upset or nauseated
a strong stomach
14
: having an offensive or intense odor or flavor : rank
strong breath
15
: tending toward steady or higher prices
a strong market
16
a
: of, relating to, or being a verb that is inflected by a change in the root vowel (such as strive, strove, striven) rather than by regular affixation
b
of a noun or adjective declension in Germanic languages
: retaining a greater number of distinctions in case, number and gender
: in a strong or forceful manner
The wind was blowing strong from the West.
The company is still going strong [=continuing successfully, flourishing] despite new challenges.
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