heroically
In a heroic manner, like a hero.
Adverb
- In a heroic manner, like a hero.
- […]the prescriptive right of the leading actor to fight popularly and heroically against heavy odds. - a. 1909, Bernard Shaw, “The Red Robe”, in James Huneker, editor, Dramatic Opinions and Essays by G. Bernard Shaw,...
- They heroically struggled through the remainder of the figure, but Oh-Pshaw, completely demoralized, made one misturn after the other. - 1919, Hildegard G. Frey, The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit:
- Heroically, the man at the stake now overcame the will of his antenna, spoke rapidly, writhingly. - 1959, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 4, in The Sirens of Titan, New York: Dial, published 2006, page 102:
Origin
Etymology tree English heroic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English heroically From heroic + -ally.