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courageous
adjective
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- OURAGEOU
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
“{'source': 'Herman Melville', 'text': 'Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring'}”
In context
Example Sentences
{'source': 'Herman Melville', 'text': 'Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring'}
{'source': 'William Wordsworth', 'text': 'a frank courageous heart … triumphed over pain'}
set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory
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