A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear.
Chapman.
Stu"pi*fy (?), v. t. See Stupefy.
Stu"por (?), n. [L., from stupere to be struck senseless.] 1. Great
diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or
feeling; lethargy.
2. Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or
inattention to one's interests.
Stu*pose (?), a. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stupeous.]
(Bot.) Composed of, or having, tufted or matted filaments like tow;
stupeous.
Stu"prate (?), v. t. [L. stupratus, p. p. of stuprare to ravish, fr.
stuprum defilement.] To ravish; to debauch. [R.] Heywood.
Stu*pra"tion (?), n. Violation of chastity by force; rape. [R.] Sir T.
Browne.
||Stu"prum (?), n. [L.] Stupration.
Sturb (?), v. t. To disturb. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Stur"di*ly (?), adv. In a sturdy manner.
Stur"di*ness, n. Quality of being sturdy.
Stur"dy (?), a. [Compar. Sturdier (?); superl. Sturdiest.] [OE. sturdi
inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F.
étourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F.
étourdir; of uncertain origin. The sense has probably been influenced
by E. stout.] 1. Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn;
unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.
This sturdy marquis gan his hearte dress To rue upon her wifely
steadfastness.
Chaucer.
This must be done, and I would fain see Mortal so sturdy as to
gainsay.
Hudibras.
A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of
impiety with less reluctance than he took the first steps.
Atterbury.
2. Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of
sturdy piety or patriotism.
3. Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent;
as, a sturdy lout.
How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke!
Gray.