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heroically

adv

Etymology

From heroic + -ally.

  1. borrowed from hērōicus
  2. borrowed from heroïque
  3. suffixed as heroically — “heroic + ally”

Definitions

  1. In a heroic manner, like a hero.

    • […]the prescriptive right of the leading actor to fight popularly and heroically against heavy odds.
    • They heroically struggled through the remainder of the figure, but Oh-Pshaw, completely demoralized, made one misturn after the other.
    • Heroically, the man at the stake now overcame the will of his antenna, spoke rapidly, writhingly.

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