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heroicke

heroicke is the obsolete spelling of heroic.

Meaning of heroic

Adjective

heroic (comparative more heroic, superlative most heroic)

  1. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
    • heroic deeds
    Synonyms:
    Homeric
  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.

See all 4 meanings of heroic

Forms of heroicke

comparativemore heroicke
superlativemost heroicke

Questions about heroicke

What is heroicke the obsolete spelling of?
Heroicke is the obsolete spelling of heroic.

Words near heroicke in the dictionary

  1. heroicize
  2. heroicized
  3. heroicizes
  4. heroicizing
  5. heroick
  6. heroicke
  7. heroickly
  8. heroicks
  9. heroicly
  10. heroicness
  11. heroicomic

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