courageously C2+ Topic:Describing People US /kəˈreɪdʒəsli/ UK /kəˈreɪdʒəsli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a brave manner; with courage She courageously testified despite the threats against her. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a brave manner; with... bravelyvaliantlyboldlygallantlyfearlesslyheroicallyintrepidly ↔ Opposites cowardlytimidlyfearfully Word family Related forms couragecourageouscourageousness Etymology AI details From 'courageous' plus '-ly'. 'Courage' is from Old French 'corage' ('heart, spirit'), from Latin 'cor' ('heart'). corage Middle English cor Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown