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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Courageous \Cour*a"geous\ (k?r-?"j?s), a. [F. courageux.] Possessing, or characterized by courage; brave; bold. With this victory, the women became most courageous and proud, and the men waxed . . . fearful and desperate. --Stow. Syn: Gallant; brave; bold; daring; valiant; valorous; heroic; intrepid; fearless; hardy; stout; adventurous; enterprising. See {Gallant}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: courageous adj : 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" [syn: {brave}, {fearless}] [ant: {cowardly}]
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