courageous
Use Courageous in a sentence
dʒəs adjective
possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
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| —adj | |
| possessing or expressing courage | |
| cou'rageously | |
| —adv | |
| cou'rageousness | |
| —n | |
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Courageous
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Word Origin & History
courageous
late 13c., from Anglo-Fr. corageous, O.Fr. corageus, from corage (see courage). Related: Courageously.
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Example sentences
But sometimes it does bring out the bold and courageous in you.
The feeling of being part of a group can make a soldier more courageous because he's afraid to let his buddies down.
In the end, it is perhaps a question of courageous willingness to consider new and unconventional ways of thinking.
It was a courageous sentiment from someone working in a profoundly imperfect system.
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