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semiheroic

semiheroic adjective: somewhat heroic.

Adjective

semiheroic (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat heroic.
    • But it has provided a very, very rare opportunity for members of Congress to look semiheroic.2009 August 13, Gail Collins, “Gunning for Health Care”, in New York Times

Origin of semiheroic

From semi- + heroic.

Questions about semiheroic

What does semiheroic mean?
Semiheroic means somewhat heroic.
What part of speech is semiheroic?
Semiheroic is an adjective.

Words near semiheroic in the dictionary

  1. semihemidemisemiquavers
  2. semihemisphere
  3. semihemispheres
  4. semihemispherical
  5. semihereditary
  6. semiheroic
  7. semiheuristic
  8. semihexagon
  9. semihexagonal
  10. semihexagons
  11. semihidden

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