heroinely en · ADJ
Etymology
From heroine + -ly.
Meanings
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(rare) Of, befitting, characteristic of, or related to a heroine, a female hero.
Between 1818, when The Heart of Mid-Lothian reinvented the heroinely heart, and 1824, when Redgauntlet signalled Scott's joint reclamation of his complex literary heritage and of his simplest personal fantasy, the literary world changed.
2012, Fiona Robertson, The Edinburgh Companion to Sir Walter Scott:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more heroinely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most heroinely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |