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Antonyms for heroically

Grammar : Adv
Spell : hi-roh-ik
Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈroʊ ɪk

Definition of heroically

Origin :
  • 1540s, shortened from heroical (early 15c.), also heroycus "noble, magnanimous," from Latin heroicus "of a hero, heroic, mythical," from Greek heroikos "pertaining to heroes," from heros (see hero (n.1)). Earlier was heroical (early 15c.). The Heroic Age in Greece was the time before the return of the armies from the fall of Troy. Related: Heroically. Heroic verse (1610s), decasyllabic iambic, is from Italian.
  • As in bravely : adv courageously
  • As in valiantly : adv bravely
Example sentences :
  • But the two of them—the young woman and the old man—bent to it heroically.
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • Distance and danger were no obstacles to the crews who heroically manned them.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • "We'll all do our best, mum," replied Mrs. Fixfax, heroically.
  • Extract from : « Prudy Keeping House » by Sophie May
  • She laughed, but Philippe, taking it seriously, drank it off most heroically.
  • Extract from : « The Queen's Necklace » by Alexandre Dumas pre
  • The army and navy have nobly and heroically performed their part.
  • Extract from : « America First » by Various
  • "It will not be our fault if it does not," replied her husband, heroically.
  • Extract from : « Monte-Cristo's Daughter » by Edmund Flagg
  • Heroically he strove to rouse me to activity, to interest me in some pursuit.
  • Extract from : « Parkhurst Boys » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • It was before you came so heroically on this new scene that she told me her secret.
  • Extract from : « The Man » by Bram Stoker
  • "What is fated no man can avoid," said the king, heroically.
  • Extract from : « Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) » by Charles Morris
  • "I assure you I'm as cheerful as—er—er—anything," said Frank heroically.
  • Extract from : « The Prodigal Father » by J. Storer Clouston

Synonyms for heroically

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