he·ro·ic (h -r  k)adj. also he·ro·i·cal (- -k l)1. Of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of literature, legend, or myth. 2. Having, displaying, or characteristic of the qualities appropriate to a hero; courageous: heroic deeds. 3. a. Impressive in size or scope; grand: heroic undertakings. b. Of a size or scale that is larger than life: heroic sculpture. n. 1. A line of heroic verse. 2. heroics Heroic behavior or action. 3. heroics Melodramatic behavior or language: "We trust the House . . . will come up with answers without all the political heroics" (Atlanta Constitution). he·ro i·cal·ly adv.he·ro i·cal·ness n. |
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| Adv. | 1. | heroically - in a heroic manner; "he become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms" |
Translations
heroically
adv
(= with great effort) work, struggle, play → mit heroischem or heldenhaftem Einsatz; sacrifice, try → heldenhafterweise
(= grandly) his brow furrows heroically → er runzelt dramatisch or pathetisch die Stirn; a heroically delivered speech → eine mit viel Pathos vorgetragene Rede
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