stout-hearted 
adjective
Courageous or determined: he was a stout-hearted, even an obstinate man we were both enthusiastic, resolute, and, in our unequal ways, stout-hearted...
- She was a wonderful woman, intelligent and stout-hearted.
- Any sallies into Ballyhaunis territory by the St. Colman's lads were usually blunted by the bulwark of the stout-hearted Ballyhaunis defence whose confidence and commitment was never once dented on this occasion.
- In fairness, after again showing their customary and deeply worrying failure to put the opposition away, Galway dug deep to earn a replay against a busy and stout-hearted Dongal team.
Synonyms
brave, determined, full of determination, courageous, bold, plucky, spirited, valiant, valorous, gallant, fearless, undaunted, dauntless, doughty, unafraid, intrepid, manly, heroic, lionhearted;
stalwart, staunch, steadfast, firm, resolute, unfaltering, unswerving, unwavering, unflinching;
North American rock-ribbed
informal gutsy, spunky
Derivatives
stout-heartedly
- In the past, many in America spent their money stout-heartedly thus, stimulating and cranking up the economy.
- Most Mormons bore the hardships of the frontier stout-heartedly, even cheerfully.
- Sometimes I know that I am to be punished for the villainy I have committed, and it would be only just for me to accept that stout-heartedly.
stout-heartedness
- To do that for the sake of corporate stout-heartedness is, I think, the acme of what Aristotle meant by virtue.
- The January-February floods demonstrate the capacity of our people for resilience, stout-heartedness, imagination, innovation and planning, in responding to a national crisis.
- The qualities he then displayed of stout-heartedness and independence he retained through his life and by his example he often infused them into those he had the opportunity of helping when in difficult circumstances.