heroically

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English heroic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English heroically From heroic + -ally.

1. In a heroic manner, like a hero.

   “[…]the prescriptive right of the leading actor to fight popularly and heroically against heavy odds.”

   “They heroically struggled through the remainder of the figure, but Oh-Pshaw, completely demoralized, made one misturn after the other.”