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heroicks

heroicks is the obsolete form of heroics.

Meaning of heroics

Noun

heroics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The actions of a hero.
    • Hart, for one, will not remember the night for Lambert's heroics. Morrison, not closed down quickly enough, struck his shot well but England's No1 will be aghast at the way it struck his gloves then skidded off his knees and into the net.2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian
  2. (US, plural, plural-only) Emergency intervention to save a patient's life.
    • Of if we have an elderly person who is unconscious and not responding, we discuss using heroics with the family, and they often say no heroics.1976, Ronald E. Alexander, Lawrence P. Wilkins, Medical-legal dilemmas in the care of the critically ill
  3. (dated, plural, plural-only) Extravagant phrases; bombast.

Questions about heroicks

What is heroicks the obsolete form of?
Heroicks is the obsolete form of heroics.

Words near heroicks in the dictionary

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

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