greatheartedly

adverb

Definition of greatheartedlynext
as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals greatheartedly refusing to profit from his pharmacological discoveries, he never applied for any patents

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  1. honorably
  2. greatly
  3. heroically
Adverb
  • Bowen remained in the Marines until August 1946, when he was honorably discharged.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Park was flown back home, honorably discharged and awarded a Purple Heart.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of honorably
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  • The Sweden international expressed a preference to leave even before Spurs signed Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali in club-record deals, which greatly increased the competition for places in midfield.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Within days of each other, Nasdaq announced its acquisition of Instinet, its major electronic rival, while the NYSE announced its merger with Archipelago, greatly speeding up the transition from floor-based to fully electronic trading.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of greatly
Adverb
  • Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
  • This turned a great explorer into a great survivor, as the voyage went down in legend for the extraordinary escape by those on board and a heroically safe return.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of heroically
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“Greatheartedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greatheartedly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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