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Definition of Heroically
1. Adverb. In a heroic manner. "He become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms"
Definition of Heroically
1. Adverb. In a heroic manner, like a hero. ¹
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Definition of Heroically
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heroically
Literary usage of Heroically
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau (1873)
"... and extract its entrails, and broil its carcass on the coals ; but we heroically
persevered, nevertheless, waiting for further information. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Bishop Ulrich heroically defended the threatened city. In the great battle on the
... heroically ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... during the advance by the fall of his horse, continued to press forward on
foot, heroically encouraging the brigade, until he fell mortally wounded. ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... during the advance by the fall of his horse, continued to press forward on
foot, heroically encouraging the brigade, until he fell mortally wounded. ..."
5. The Works of Hannah More by Hannah More (1835)
"It is bat to submit heroically to a little As the scrutiny becomes deeper, the
improvement will become greater, till they will grow not so much to endure ..."
6. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1895)
"George Sykes in the army of the Potomac, and was taken prisoner after the first
battle of Bull Run, while heroically ministering to the wounded on the field ..."
7. William Winston Seaton of the "National Intelligencer".: A Biographical Sketch by Josephine Seaton (1871)
"... and'passed heroically through many dangers in the wilderness for the purpose
of nursing her husband, whom she long survived. ..."