heroic
Other forms: heroics; heroicly
Heroic means having the qualities of a hero, such as bravery. Maybe on your daily walk, you see a house on fire, and you run into the flames repeatedly to save the family and their pets, including the fish! That’s heroic.
Literature offers many examples of heroic characters, who by their strength or their wiles or both overcame almost impossible obstacles. In Greek mythology, Hercules was given seven seemingly impossible tasks that he completed with heroic daring, Achilles was a warrior whose accomplishments in battle were heroic, and Odysseus showed his heroic qualities as he conquered monsters and men in his journey home.
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having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
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showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort“they took heroic measures to save his life”synonyms: desperatebrave, courageouspossessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
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very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
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relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity“heroic legends”“the heroic age”
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a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentametersynonyms: heroic meter, heroic verse
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