adv ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a noble manner.

   "In the end he died nobly, trying to save the lives of others."

Adverb

1. 1
   in a noble manner wordnet

Synonyms

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abundantlyacutelyamazinglyamplyastonishinglyawesomely

Antonyms

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disingenuouslyimmorallyunchastely

Example

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"It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly."

Etymology

From Middle English nobeliche, nobely, nobilliche, nobilly, nobliche, noblike, nobly, noblye, equivalent to noble + -ly.

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