† durefuladj.
Obsolete.
Lasting, continuing, durable.
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the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective]
stablea1300
durablec1386
during1398
durant1455
permanent?a1475
standingc1480
perseverablea1500
indelible1532
of long standinga1568
permansible1568
long-established1589
dureful1595
subsistent1603
subsisting1613
staple1621
constant1645
long-standing1655
throughout1701
untemporary1784
pukka1801
rock-ribbed1903
hardwired1971
1595 E. Spenser Amoretti vi, in Amoretti & Epithalamion sig. A4v The durefull Oake, whose sap is not yet dride.
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. x. sig. K3v Neither pretious stone, nor durefull brasse. View more context for this quotation
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. iv. §1. 66 A durefull continuance.
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