Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a heroic manner; with signal valor or fortitude; courageously intrepidly; audaciously: as, the wall was heroically defended.

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  • adverb In a heroic manner, like a hero.

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  • adverb in a heroic manner

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Examples

  • Israel's prime minister has praised the naval commandos who participated in the deadly May raid on a Gaza-bound ship, saying they acted "heroically," "ethically" and "with restraint."

    Netanyahu Praises Israeli Troops Who Raided Gaza-Bound Flotilla 2010

  • Israel's prime minister has praised the naval commandos who participated in the deadly May raid on a Gaza-bound ship, saying they acted "heroically," "ethically" and "with restraint."

    Netanyahu Praises Israeli Troops Who Raided Gaza-Bound Flotilla 2010

  • James Wakefield hoped to win back his girlfriend's affections by having her abducted by a friend, then "heroically" rescuing her, a court heard.

    Archive 2008-07-28 Nicole 2008

  • There were lots of familiar faces on hand, actually -- John Mutter of Shelf Awareness, "heroically" navigating the crowded aisles his write-up of the show today is far more coherent than mine, along with Todd from Thuglit, Carolyn from Bookstream, and Tom from Norton, and I know there were others around that I didn't manage to cross paths with.

    Chronicle: Book Nerd Among Comics Geeks Book Nerd 2007

  • They made a point of telling us that both David and Fran had acted "heroically", that they had done all they could, each trying to protect the other, and that they had simply never seen a calmer and more self-possessed individual than Fran in any similar situation, concerning which they had all too much experience, including another case elsewhere that same afternoon.

    NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: April 2007 Archives 2007

  • There were lots of familiar faces on hand, actually -- John Mutter of Shelf Awareness, "heroically" navigating the crowded aisles his write-up of the show today is far more coherent than mine, along with Todd from Thuglit, Carolyn from Bookstream, and Tom from Norton, and I know there were others around that I didn't manage to cross paths with.

    Archive 2007-02-26 Book Nerd 2007

  • Hessians, but were now turned, in the retreat, upon the British -- and which our gunners defended "heroically" to the last.

    The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn Henry P. Johnston

  • "There must be some one for the duke to punish," heroically; "otherwise he will refuse."

    The Goose Girl Harold MacGrath 1901

  • That's a vile book in which white supremacists "heroically" exterminate every Jewish American and ever non-white American.

    Center for American Progress Action Fund Lee Fang 2010

  • You prevent disasters, don't wait for them to happen, and then "heroically" step in.

    Latest Articles Townhall.com 2010

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