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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Resolutely \Res"o*lute*ly\, adverb In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly; steadily; with perseverance.
Some . . . facts he examines, some he resolutely denies. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
resolutely
adverb
1: showing firm determination or purpose; "she resolutely refused to look at him or speak to him"; "he entered the building resolutely" [ant: {irresolutely}]
2: with firmness; "'I will come along,' she said decisively" [syn: {decisively}] [ant: {indecisively}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "resolutely": assiduously, audaciously, bec et ongles, boldly, bravely, bulldoggishly, chivalrously, committedly, courageously, daringly, decidedly, decisively, determinedly, devotedly, diligently, doggedly, doughtily, earnestly, faithfully, fearlessly, firmly, fixedly, gallantly, gamely, gutsily, hammer and tongs, hardily, heart and soul, heroically, in all seriousness, in earnest, in good earnest, indefatigably, industriously, inflexibly, insistently, intrepidly, knightly, like a bulldog, like a leech, like a man, like a soldier, loyally, obstinately, patiently, perseveringly, persistently, persistingly, pertinaciously, ploddingly, pluckily, purposefully, relentlessly, resolvedly, sedulously, seriously, sincerely, singlemindedly, sloggingly, spunkily, stalwartly, staunchly, steadfastly, steadily, stoutly, tenaciously, tirelessly, tooth and nail, unabatingly, unfalteringly, unfearfully, unfearingly, unflaggingly, unflinchingly, unintermittingly, uninterruptedly, unrelentingly, unremittingly, unrestingly, unsleepingly, unswervingly, untiringly, unwaveringly, unwearyingly, unyieldingly, valiantly, valorously, wearilessly, wholeheartedly, with a will, with constancy, with total dedication, yeomanly
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