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Webster 1913 Edition


Nobly

No′bly

,
adv.
1.
Of noble extraction;
as,
nobly
born or descended
.
2.
In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity;
as, a deed
nobly
done
.
3.
Splendidly; magnificently.
Syn. – Illustriously; honorably; magnanimously; heroically; worthly; eminently; grandly.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nobly

NO'BLY

,
adv.
1.
Of noble extraction; descended from a family of rank; as nobly born or descended.
2.
With greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as a deed nobly done. He nobly preferred death to disgrace.
3.
Splendidly; magnificently. He was nobly entertained.
Where could an emperor's ashes have been so nobly lodged as in the midst of his metropolis and on the top of so exalted a monument?

Definition 2024


nobly

nobly

English

Adverb

nobly (comparative more nobly, superlative most nobly)

  1. In a noble manner.
    In the end he died nobly, trying to save the lives of others.

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