heroic

Etymology

hero + -ic

adj

  1. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble
    heroic deeds
  2. Courageous; displaying heroism.
    To stand upon the ramparts and die for our principles is heroic. To sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic. 1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith, Houghton Mifflin, →OCLC, →OL, page 40
  3. (sculpture) Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.

noun

  1. A heroic verse.

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