FromMiddle Englishstrongere,strengere(“stronger”), fromOld Englishstrongra,strengra(“stronger”), fromProto-Germanic*strangizô(“*stronger”), comparative ofProto-Germanic*strangaz(“strong”), equivalent tostrong +-er. More atstrong.
stronger
- comparative form ofstrong: morestrong
1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, inRailway Magazine, page558:As a result, New Zealand locomotive design is a curious blend of English and American practice; certainly the American influence has always been muchstronger than in Australia.
- (logic) Said of oneproposition with respect to another one: that the formerentails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
- Better.
Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lotstronger.
stronger
- Alternative form ofstraunger
