steadfast
firm and loyal; not giving way
Roots
- fast: fixed, firm, or held tight
- sta / stit: stand, place, or set
Other words with the fast root
- fasten: to make fixed or secure
Other words with the sta / stit root
- circumstance: a condition surrounding an event
- constant: unchanging or steady
- destitute: lacking basic necessities; extremely poor
- obstacle: something that stands in the way
- obstinate: stubbornly refusing to change
- stance: a position or attitude
- stand: to be upright or stay in place
- station: a fixed place or position
Steadfast joins a steady place with fast in the old fixed sense: held firm and not easily moved.
Her steadfast attention to weak words raised her score slowly and honestly.