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Having or showing courage
- Not restrained by a sense of shame or propriety; rudely bold; brazen
- Bold or daring; fearless
- Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold.
- Unduly forward and brazen; impudent:
- Strong or pronounced; prominent:
- Too free in behavior or manner; taking liberties; impudent; shameless
- Willing to face danger, pain, or trouble; not afraid
- Making a fine display; impressive or showy:
- Showing to good effect; having a fine appearance
- Having or showing courage; brave
- Of an action, that requires courage.
- Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
- Incapable of being intimidated or discouraged; fearless.
- That cannot be daunted or intimidated; fearless
- (Now Rare) Valiant; brave
- Marked by stouthearted courage; brave.
- Without fear; not afraid; brave; intrepid
- Having fortitude; courageous.
- Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
- Having to do with love; amorous
- Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing:
- Polite and attentive to women in a courtly way
- Having enough spirit or enthusiasm; ready (for something)
- Designating or of wild birds or animals hunted for sport or for use as food
- Crippled; lame:
- Too bold; full of temerity; rash
- Able to survive the winter without special care
- Able to withstand difficult or adverse conditions; robust:
- Resolutely courageous; fearless.
- Not afraid; bold; fearless; dauntless
- Of great mettle; courageous.
- Full of mettle; spirited; ardent, brave, etc.
- Bulky in figure; thickset or corpulent.
- Strong in body; sturdy:
- Thick or strong in structure or substance; solid or substantial:
- Stubborn
- Courageous; brave; undaunted
- Not afraid.
- Feeling, exhibiting, or expressing no fear.
- Not discouraged or disheartened; resolutely courageous.
- Showing courage and resolution.
- Not daunted; not faltering or hesitating out of fear or discouragement; undismayed; intrepid
- Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave:
- Full of or characterized by valor or courage; brave
- Resolute; determined
- Having or displaying valour.
- Having or showing valor; courageous; brave
- Marked by or possessing great personal bravery; valiant.
- Spirited; plucky.
- (Informal) Having spunk; courageous; spirited
- Marked by courage or daring; plucky.
- Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts
- (Informal) Full of guts; daring, courageous, forceful, plucky, etc.
See also:Of extraordinary size and power
- Immense; enormous.
- Of, relating to, or suggestive of the allegorical writings of John Bunyan.
- Of or like the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan or his feats; colossal, prodigious, etc.
- Of astonishingly large size:
- Like a colossus in size; huge; gigantic
- Of great size, extent, or amount; immense.
- Of or constituting a primitive style of masonry characterized by the use of massive stones of irregular shape and size.
- Very big; huge:
- Huge; gigantic; enormous; massive
- Like an elephant in size or gait; huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly, etc.
- Enormous in size or strength:
- Very large.
- (Archaic) Very wicked; outrageous
- Very much exceeding the usual size, number, or degree; of great size; huge; vast; immense
- Of exceedingly great scope or nature:
- Enormous; gigantic
- Huge; immense; tremendous.
- Marked by exceptionally great size, magnitude, or power:
- Very large.
- Exceedingly large in size, extent, or amount, especially for its kind:
- Very big; huge; colossal; enormous; immense
- Alternative capitalization of Herculean.
- Of unusual size, power, or difficulty.
- Calling for great strength, size, or courage; very difficult to do
- (Informal) Contributing in a major way to success; very important:
- Of exceedingly great scope or nature:
- Very large; gigantic; immense
- (Obs.) Unmeasured; limitless; infinite
- Very great in size, extent, or amount:
- Very large; vast; huge
- Of enormous size, extent, or amount; huge.
- Of great scope or importance:
- Very big; huge; enormous
- (Mineralogy) Irregular in form, though occasionally crystalline in internal structure
- Large-scale; extensive
- Forming or consisting of a large mass; big and solid; bulky; ponderous
- Very heavy and powerful.
- Imposing or awesome in size, degree, or extent:
- Remarkably large, extensive, etc.; great
- (Informal) Extremely large; monstrous:
- (Informal) Huge; enormous
- Having the character or appearance of a monster
- Very unnatural or abnormal in shape, type, or character
- Abnormally or prodigiously large; huge; enormous
- Having or full of mountains
- Resembling a mountain in size; huge:
- Like or having the nature of a mountain, specif., very large, tall, steep, etc.
- Extraordinary; marvelous:
- Wonderful; amazing
- Of great size, power, extent, etc.; enormous; huge
- Remarkable; outstanding:
- Astonishingly great or large
- Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous:
- Of enormous scope, power, or influence:
- Relating to or containing titanium, especially with valence 4.
- Having great stature or enormous strength; huge or colossal:
- Wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, etc.
- Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous:
- Very large; great; enormous
- Very great in scope or import:
- Extraordinary
- Very fine; impressive:
- Very large; huge:
- (Informal) Extraordinarily large or great; colossal
- Exceptionally large:
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