stoutly

adjective

1. courageous; brave; undaunted
2. 1. strong in body; sturdy
   2. strong in construction; firm; substantial: a stout wall
3. powerful; forceful
4. fat; thickset; corpulent

noun

1. a fat person
2. a garment in a size for a fat man
3. a dark-brown beer like porter, but heavier and sweeter and containing a higher percentage of hops