Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a hero; heroically.
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- adverb archaic In a
heroic way;heroically .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Some Democrats have heroicly resisted such nominees, but have failed.
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I also realize that this is the same paper that heroicly published the leaked Pentagon Papers in 1971 after a protracted court battle.
Jeanine Molloff: Prosecuting WikiLeaks, Assange, and Free Speech v. Eric Holder and a New Sedition Act Jeanine Molloff 2010
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Charlie Kaufman's been my hero ever since he heroicly summed up the entire history of planet Earth, culminating in his own birth, in Adaptation. (in about 60 seconds, no less)
First Poster for Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Some Democrats have heroicly resisted such nominees, but have failed.
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Exactly how many observers claimed that Cambodia was locked in the throes of disaster, and how many claimed that the country was being heroicly rebuilt by brave revolutionaries?
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I really hope that when my hair grays that I look as rugged and heroicly introspective as that Rapha model.
Lookin' Good: Holiday Cycling Fashions BikeSnobNYC 2008
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Yet these stories are being heroicly covered by the courageous publication that broke the Edwards story.
"Every suspicion you have about MSM being in the tank for O is true." Ann Althouse 2008
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Some fraction of the people trapped in New Orleans acted heroicly, others made the situation much worse for the rest.
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RachelCreative: Brain totally agrees with you - heart, every time I see a sports film, does not - they don't make films about people "heroicly deciding to work from recliner" - I wish they did though.
A seizure and a dream that died...for today. Elizabeth McClung 2007
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Struck and smitten seeing fate and death, he fell heroicly from the sword.
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