stouthearted

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stout·heart·ed

(stout′här′tĭd)

adj.

Brave; courageous.

stout′heart′ed·ly adv.

stout′heart′ed·ness n.

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stouthearted

(ˌstaʊtˈhɑːtɪd)

adj

valiant; brave

ˌstoutˈheartedly adv

ˌstoutˈheartedness n

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Adj.

stouthearted - used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"

stalwart

brave, courageous - 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"

stouthearted

adjective

Having or showing courage:

audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous.

Informal: spunky.

Slang: gutsy, gutty.

Translations

stouthearted

adj, stoutheartedly

adv → tapfer, unerschrocken, mannhaft (liter)

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