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heroic

• (s) very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
  • an epic voyage
  • of heroic proportions
  • heroic sculpture
  epic, larger-than-life,
• (a) relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
  • heroic legends
  • the heroic age
• (s) having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
  • the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy
  • heroic explorers
  heroical,
• (s) of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
  • an expansive lifestyle
  • in the grand manner
  • collecting on a grand scale
  • heroic undertakings
  grand, expansive,
• (s) showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
  • made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
  • "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall
  • they took heroic measures to save his life
  desperate,

Nouns

• (n) a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter heroic meter, heroic verse,

Synonyms

epic larger-than-life heroic meter heroic verse heroical grand expansive desperate

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