staunch
adjectiveNAmE//stɔntʃ//, NAmE//stɑntʃ//
(staunchest) [usually before noun]Want to learn more?
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adverb She staunchly defended the new policy. He was staunchly opposed to the war.
noun [uncountable]See staunch in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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