heroic

[ hi-roh-ik ]

/ hɪˈroʊ ɪk /

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adjective

Also he·ro·i·cal. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.

suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.

having or displaying the character or attributes of a hero; extraordinarily bold, altruistic, determined, etc.: a heroic explorer.

having or involving recourse to boldness, daring, or extreme measures: Heroic measures were taken to save his life.

dealing with or describing the deeds, attributes, etc., of heroes, as in literature.

of, relating to, or characteristic of the heroes of antiquity: heroic mythology.

used in heroic poetry. Compare heroic verse.

resembling heroic poetry in language or style; grandiloquent.

(of style or language) lofty; extravagant; grand.

larger than life-size: a statue of heroic proportions.

noun

Usually heroics. heroic verse.

heroics,

flamboyant or extravagant language, sentiment, or behavior, intended to seem heroic.
heroic action or behavior.

Origin of heroic

1540–50; < Latin hērōicus < Greek hērōïkós of, pertaining to a hero; compare late Middle English heroical, heroicus; see hero, -ic

SYNONYMS FOR heroic

1, 2 dauntless, valiant, valorous, gallant, brave, courageous.

7 epic.

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ANTONYMS FOR heroic

1, 2 cowardly.

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OTHER WORDS FROM heroic

he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb he·ro·i·cal·ness, he·ro·ic·ness, he·ro·ic·i·ty

[heer-oh-is-i-tee] /ˌhɪər oʊˈɪs ɪ ti/, noun non·he·ro·ic, adjective non·he·ro·i·cal, adjective

non·he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb non·he·ro·i·cal·ness, noun non·he·ro·ic·ness, noun pseu·do·he·ro·ic, adjective pseu·do·he·ro·i·cal, adjective pseu·do·he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb qua·si-he·ro·ic, adjective qua·si-he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb su·per·he·ro·ic, adjective su·per·he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb un·he·ro·ic, adjective un·he·ro·ic·ness, noun un·he·ro·i·cal, adjective un·he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb un·he·ro·i·cal·ness, noun

Words nearby heroic

herod antipas, herod the great, herodian, herodias, herodotus, heroic, heroic age, heroic couplet, heroic drama, heroic poem, heroic quatrain

Example sentences from the Web for heroically

But my sources, my young women and their mother, heroically held firm.

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The Daily Beast's Michael Moynihan heroically ventures into the fever swamp.

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But on the 2nd of October the fortress, which had been heroically defended, was taken by assault.

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"What is fated no man can avoid," said the king, heroically.

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Her fate was determined, and, as she heroically told Maude in their last interview, she was determined to make the best of it.

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She laughed, but Philippe, taking it seriously, drank it off most heroically.

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Val glanced fearfully toward the kitchen door, lifted the teacup, and heroically drank every drop.

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British Dictionary definitions for heroically

heroic

heroical

/ (hɪˈrəʊɪk) /

adjective

of, like, or befitting a hero

courageous but desperate

relating to or treating of heroes and their deeds

of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of classical mythology

(of language, manner, etc) extravagant

prosody of, relating to, or resembling heroic verse

(of the arts, esp sculpture) larger than life-size; smaller than colossal

RC Church

held to such a degree as to enable a person to perform virtuous actions with exceptional promptness, ease and pleasure, and with self-abnegation and self-controlheroic virtue
performed or undergone by such a personthe heroic witness of martyrdom

Derived forms of heroic

heroically, adverb heroicalness or heroicness, noun

Medical definitions for heroically

heroic

[ hĭ-rō′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to a risky medical procedure that may endanger the patient but also has a possibility of being successful, whereas lesser action would result in failure.

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