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courageously

courageously adverb: in a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.

Adverb

courageously (comparative more courageously, superlative most courageously)

  1. In a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.
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Forms of courageously

comparativemore courageously
superlativemost courageously

Origin of courageously

From courageous + -ly.

Questions about courageously

What does courageously mean?
Courageously means in a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.
What part of speech is courageously?
Courageously is an adverb.

Words near courageously in the dictionary

  1. courage of one's convictions
  2. couraged
  3. courageless
  4. couragelessness
  5. courageous
  6. courageously
  7. courageousness
  8. courages
  9. couraging
  10. couragious
  11. Couragogo

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