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courageous

cou·ra·geous

UK/kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/ US/kɜrˈeɪdʒʌs/ fairly common

adjective

1.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

  • “Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring” Herman Melville
  • “a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain” William Wordsworth
  • “set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory”

Origin

From Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus.

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