Definition of stoically in English:
stoically
adverb ˈstəʊɪk(ə)liˈstoʊək(ə)li
Without showing one's feelings or complaining about pain or hardship.
an old woman who stoically accepts the demolition of her house
Mary stood stoically with an expression of long-suffering
Example sentencesExamples
- Outwardly, at least, Lincoln reacted stoically to the continuing hard news.
- He seems to be stoically dealing with what should be a traumatic change in his life.
- Her son may be stoically coping in lonely misery.
- There's the dashing hero, a former pilot stricken with impending blindness who stoically refuses to be pitied.
- She stoically soldiers on, even calming down her distraught fellow actors.
Definition of stoically in US English:
stoically
adverbˈstōək(ə)lēˈstoʊək(ə)li
Without showing one's feelings or complaining about pain or hardship.
an old woman who stoically accepts the demolition of her house
Mary stood stoically with an expression of long-suffering
Example sentencesExamples
- She stoically soldiers on, even calming down her distraught fellow actors.
- Outwardly, at least, Lincoln reacted stoically to the continuing hard news.
- Her son may be stoically coping in lonely misery.
- He seems to be stoically dealing with what should be a traumatic change in his life.
- There's the dashing hero, a former pilot stricken with impending blindness who stoically refuses to be pitied.