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Antonyms for valorously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : val-er-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæl ər əs



Definition of valorously

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Old French valeureux, from valeur (see valor). Related: Valorously.
  • As in bravely : adv courageously
Example sentences :
  • He is not the same being he was when he started out so hopefully and valorously.
  • Extract from : « Stanley in Africa » by James P. Boyd
  • Seomel was slain while valorously warding off blows from the Atheling.
  • Extract from : « The Paladins of Edwin the Great » by Clements R. Markham
  • We rose and paced to and fro, with valorously concealed agitation.
  • Extract from : « Tommy Wideawake » by H. H. Bashford
  • "But surely if you draw first you have an advantage over the other man," said I, valorously.
  • Extract from : « From Sea to Sea » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Well and valorously did each hold his own, but a blow from another blade fell upon Richard's bosom, cleaving his breastplate.
  • Extract from : « With the Black Prince » by William Osborn Stoddard
  • It required enormous strength to steer it, and was perseveringly and valorously flown by Lieutenant Hynes.
  • Extract from : « The War in the Air; Vol. 1 » by Walter Raleigh.
  • And as the neighbors come rushing up stairs, Mr. Keepum valorously betakes himself into the street.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
  • The people of the former were all anarchists and the latter was valorously and successfully defended by the Chinese.
  • Extract from : « The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce » by Ambrose Bierce
  • With the advance of civilization man has undertaken to defend his own mate most valorously.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Then suddenly she flung herself upon her cousin and hugged her valorously.
  • Extract from : « Hoodie » by Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth

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