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lionheartedly

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English

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Etymology

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From lionhearted +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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lionheartedly (comparative more lionheartedly, superlative most lionheartedly)

  1. In a lionhearted manner; courageously; bravely.
    • 1992, Jean Stafford, The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford, →ISBN, page 46:
      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.
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