stronger
adjUK /stɹɒŋɡə/ · US /stɹɔŋɡɚ/
Etymology From Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengra (“stronger”), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), equivalent to strong + -er. More at strong.
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Comparative comparative form of strong: more strong
- As a result, New Zealand locomotive design is a curious blend of English and American practice; certainly the American influence has always been much stronger than in Australia.1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 558:
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Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
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Better.
- Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lot stronger.
- Antonyms
- weaker