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heroically
Heroically (adv) means In a brave, self-sacrificing way, like a hero. Example: “The nurses worked heroically through the crisis with almost no sleep.”
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In a brave, self-sacrificing way, like a hero.
"Charles has failed to follow the example of his mother, the queen, who has heroically kept her mouth shut for more than 50 years."
— Alan Cowell, Charles Joins Fray Over Himself (2004)
"Heroically, the man at the stake now overcame the will of his antenna, spoke rapidly, writhingly."
— Kurt Vonnegut (1959)
"The nurses worked heroically through the crisis with almost no sleep."
"I was sure to find Honoré at some new trick, standing say, heroically holding onto the back of a chair (oh to think that soon he will walk!) and Charles perhaps playing a pastoral suite on the alpenhorn."
— Anne Marsella, The Baby Of Belleville (2011)
How to use heroically
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishActing the way a hero would — bravely and selflessly.
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Word forms
- Comparative
- more heroically
- Superlative
- most heroically
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Rhymes for heroically
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What does “heroically” mean?
The word “heroically” means in a brave, self-sacrificing way, like a hero. In plain terms, acting the way a hero would — bravely and selflessly.
How do you use “heroically” in a sentence?
Here is “heroically” used in a sentence: “The nurses worked heroically through the crisis with almost no sleep.”
What part of speech is “heroically”?
“Heroically” is an adverb.
What is the meaning of heroically?
"heroically" (adv) means in a brave, self-sacrificing way, like a hero.
