Meaning & use
Stoical
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Enduring hardship or pain without complaint or visible emotion.
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She remained stoical despite the devastating news.
His stoical response to the setback impressed his colleagues.
A note on using this word
Derived from Stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy that taught self-control and calm endurance of hardship.
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