valorously


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val·or·ous

 (văl′ər-əs)
adj.
Marked by or possessing great personal bravery; valiant. See Synonyms at brave.

val′or·ous·ly adv.
val′or·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.valorously - with valorvalorously - with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until the end"
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To this end he went round the ships and tents carrying a great purple cloak, and took his stand by the huge black hull of Ulysses' ship, which was middlemost of all; it was from this place that his voice would carry farthest, on the one hand towards the tents of Ajax son of Telamon, and on the other towards those of Achilles--for these two heroes, well assured of their own strength, had valorously drawn up their ships at the two ends of the line.
This stake they accepted, so that Turan was sure of possessing Tara if his side was victorious, but he knew that these men would fight even more valorously for chivalry than for money, nor was it difficult to enlist the interest even of the Gatholians in the service of the princess.
I went round by the garden, and laid wait for the messenger; who fought valorously to defend his trust, and we spilt the milk between us; but I succeeded in abstracting the epistle; and, threatening serious consequences if he did not look sharp home, I remained under the wall and perused Miss Cathy's affectionate composition.
"And now, the champion, having escaped from the terrible fury of the dragon, bethinking himself of the brazen shield, and of the breaking up of the enchantment which was upon it, removed the carcass from out of the way before him, and approached valorously over the silver pavement of the castle to where the shield was upon the wall; which in sooth tarried not for his full coming, but fell down at his feet upon the silver floor, with a mighty great and terrible ringing sound."
What, for example, has been more valorously derided than the doctrine of Infant Respectability?
On Team Lakay's Facebook group, head coach Mark Sangiao wrote: 'So we descend carrying with us the rich blessings from the mountains and from our warrior forefathers who valorously defended this country and its people.