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lionheartedly

lionheartedly adverb: in a lionhearted manner; courageously; bravely.

Adverb

lionheartedly (comparative more lionheartedly, superlative most lionheartedly)

  1. In a lionhearted manner; courageously; bravely.
    • When, on a special occasion, they dined together at the Ritterhalle, she did not even look at the menu but lionheartedly ordered a single dropped egg and a cup of tea and resolutely kept her eyes away from Sue's boiled beef and fritters.1992, Jean Stafford, The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford, →ISBN, page 46

Forms of lionheartedly

comparativemore lionheartedly
superlativemost lionheartedly

Origin of lionheartedly

From lionhearted + -ly.

Questions about lionheartedly

What does lionheartedly mean?
Lionheartedly means in a lionhearted manner; courageously; bravely.
What part of speech is lionheartedly?
Lionheartedly is an adverb.

Words near lionheartedly in the dictionary

  1. lionhead rabbits
  2. lionheaded
  3. lionheads
  4. lionheart
  5. lionhearted
  6. lionheartedly
  7. lionheartedness
  8. lionhearts
  9. lionhood
  10. lionine
  11. lionines

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