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Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : kuh-rey-juh s
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈreɪ dʒəs



Definition of courageously

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Anglo-French corageous, Old French corageus (12c., Modern French courageux), from corage (see courage). Related: Courageously; courageousness.
  • As in single-handedly : adj alone
  • As in boldly : adv bravely
  • As in nobly : adv honorably
  • As in valiantly : adv bravely
  • As in gamely : adv bravely
Example sentences :
  • This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Mr Pancks courageously nodded his head and said, 'All right, ma'am.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Caroline roused up with a start, and courageously rushed to the window.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • But let us not forget what a courageously mad creation this our city is.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • Courageously he leaped upon him, and took no heed of himself.
  • Extract from : « Stories of King Arthur and His Knights » by U. Waldo Cutler
  • Why for life, when I now clearly and courageously recognise that she isn't good?
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
  • They had risked so much; they had fought so courageously for liberty!
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 » by Various
  • Yet he held out bravely, courageously, and in hope of English help.
  • Extract from : « General Gordon » by J. Wardle
  • Yes—no—no, said I, courageously, it gives me the heart-ache.
  • Extract from : « Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends » by Fanny Fern
  • The latter, fancying probably that only a few had firearms, came on courageously.
  • Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston

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