"sture" meaning in Scots

See sture in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mair sture [comparative], maist sture [superlative]
Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair sture|||||superlative|maist sture||||}} sture (comparative mair sture, superlative maist sture), {{sco-adj}} sture (comparative mair sture, superlative maist sture)
  1. big, large, stout, burly, substantial.
    Sense id: en-sture-sco-adj-o1QApurG
  2. of persons: strong, sturdy, stout-hearted, valiant.
    Sense id: en-sture-sco-adj-FslDFvHj Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 16 39 31 14
  3. rough in manner or appearance, grim, gruff, austere, stern, forbidding, hard, determined, unyielding.
    Sense id: en-sture-sco-adj-6pk9-2MV
  4. of a sound, of the voice, etc.: deep and hoarse, harsh, gruff, rough.
    Sense id: en-sture-sco-adj-jihI0IJe

Download JSON data for sture meaning in Scots (1.6kB)

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