courageously

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /kəˈreɪdʒəsli/ UK /kəˈreɪdʒəsli/ See IPA manual

adv

Meanings

1

adv
in a brave manner; with courage

She courageously testified despite the threats against her.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a brave manner; with... bravely valiantly boldly gallantly fearlessly heroicallyintrepidly

Opposites

cowardly timidly fearfully

Word family

Related forms courage courageous courageousness

Etymology

From 'courageous' plus '-ly'. 'Courage' is from Old French 'corage' ('heart, spirit'), from Latin 'cor' ('heart').

corage Middle English cor Latin

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Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

# courageously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** kəˈreɪdʒəsli
**IPA (UK):** kəˈreɪdʒəsli

## Meanings
1. in a brave manner; with courage

## Examples
- She courageously testified despite the threats against her.

## Synonyms
- bravely
- valiantly
- boldly
- gallantly
- fearlessly
- heroically
- intrepidly

## Antonyms
- cowardly
- timidly
- fearfully

## Related Forms
- courage
- courageous
- courageousness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corage
- Root: cor

## Etymology
From 'courageous' plus '-ly'. 'Courage' is from Old French 'corage' ('heart, spirit'), from Latin 'cor' ('heart').

## AI Etymology
Courageously is from 'courageous' plus '-ly'. 'Courage' is from Old French 'corage' ('heart, spirit'), from Latin 'cor' ('heart'). The ancestry passes through Old French corage and Latin cor. The suffix -ly forms an adverb or adjective from the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adverb, it means "in a brave manner; with courage", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include courage, courageous, and courageousness.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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