nobly
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bli adverb
1.
in a noble manner.
2.
courageously; bravely; gallantly.
3.
splendidly; superbly; magnificently.
4.
of noble ancestry: nobly born.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to a hereditary class with special social or political status, often derived from a feudal period |
| 2. | of or characterized by high moral qualities; magnanimous: a noble deed |
| 3. | having dignity or eminence; illustrious |
| 4. | grand or imposing; magnificent: a noble avenue of trees |
| 5. | of superior quality or kind; excellent: a noble strain of horses |
| 6. | chem |
| a. (of certain elements) chemically unreactive | |
| b. (of certain metals, esp copper, silver, and gold) resisting oxidation | |
| 7. | falconry |
| a. Compare ignoble designating long-winged falcons that capture their quarry by stooping on it from above | |
| b. designating the type of quarry appropriate to a particular species of falcon | |
| —n | |
| 8. | a person belonging to a privileged social or political class whose status is usually indicated by a title conferred by sovereign authority or descent |
| 9. | (in the British Isles) a person holding the title of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron, or a feminine equivalent |
| 10. | a former Brit gold coin having the value of one third of a pound |
| [C13: via Old French from Latin nōbilis, originally, capable of being known, hence well-known, noble, from noscere to know] | |
| 'nobleness | |
| —n | |
| 'nobly | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Griffin has nobly dedicated her life to helping rid the world of disease through her work with viruses.
Certainly as a testament of suffering nobly borne, which is what it will be generally taken for, it is exemplary.
He found that the same red blood colors all the lips that speak the language he so nobly praised.
Many law enforcement officers nobly serve their country not only at home but also abroad.
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