stronger
Etymology

From Middle English strongere, strengere ("stronger"), from Old English strongra, strengra ("stronger"), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô, comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz, equivalent to strong + -er.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /stɹɒŋɡə/
  • (America) IPA: /stɹɔŋɡɚ/
  • (cot-caught) IPA: /ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/
Adjective
  1. comparative form of strong
  2. (logic) Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
  3. Better.
    Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lot stronger.
Antonyms


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