resolutely Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb showing firm determination or purpose
    • she resolutely refused to look at him or speak to him
    • he entered the building resolutely
  2. adverb with firmness
    decisively.
    • `I will come along,' she said decisively

WordNet


Res"o*lute*ly adverb
Definitions
  1. In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly; steadily; with perseverance.
    Some.. facts he examines, some he resolutely denies. Swift.

Webster 1913