heroically
advEtymology From heroic + -ally.
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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, volume 2, page 73:
- 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:
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- 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:
- Charles has failed to follow the example of his mother, the queen, who has heroically kept her mouth shut for more than 50 years.2004 November 23, Alan Cowell, “Charles Joins Fray Over Himself”, in New York Times, retrieved 25 Oct 2008:
- 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.2011, Anne Marsella, The Baby Of Belleville, →ISBN: