| Front | stout |
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| Back | stout adjective, noun BrE /staʊt/ NAmE /staʊt/ adjective word origin (stout•er, stout•est) 1 (of a person) rather fat plump 2 [usually before noun] strong and thick a stout pair of shoes a stout stick 3 [usually before noun] (formal) brave and determined He put up a stout defence in court. This requires a stout heart. stout•ly /BrE staʊtli; NAmE staʊtli/ adverb He was tall and stoutly built. ‘I disagree,’ said Polly stoutly. stout•ness /BrE staʊtnəs; NAmE staʊtnəs/ noun [uncountable] noun word origin [uncountable, countable] strong dark beer made with malt or barley |
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