courageously en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English courageous Middle English -ly English -ly English courageously From courageous + -ly.
Meanings
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In a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.
Strike vp the Drum and martch corragiouſly, Fortune her ſelfe dooth ſit vpon our Creſts.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more courageously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most courageously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
es valientemente (in a courageous manner) · ca coratjosament (in a courageous manner) · hu bátran (in a courageous manner)