"heroically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heroically.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-heroically.wav Forms: more heroically [comparative], most heroically [superlative]
Etymology: From heroic + -ally. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|heroic|ally}} heroic + -ally Head templates: {{en-adv}} heroically (comparative more heroically, superlative most heroically)
  1. In a heroic manner, like a hero. Translations (in a heroic manner): հերոսաբար (herosabar) (Armenian), heroicament (Catalan), heroe (Esperanto), sankarillisesti (Finnish), herooisesti (Finnish), heroicamente (Galician), ηρωικά (iroïká) (Greek), eroicamente (Italian), bohatersko (Polish), heroicamente (Portuguese), герои́чески (geroíčeski) (Russian), heroicamente (Spanish), heroiskt (Swedish)
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