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courageously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K ER0 EY1 JH AH0 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a courageous manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bravely he went into the burning house

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bravely

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English courageous Middle English -ly English -ly English courageously From courageous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: coratjosament — in a courageous manner
  • Hungarian: bátran — in a courageous manner
  • Spanish: valientemente — in a courageous manner