51³Ō¹Ļ

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valorous

[val-er-uhs]

adjective

  1. having valor; courageous; valiant; brave.

  2. characterized by valor.

    valorous deeds.



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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • valorously adverb
  • valorousness noun
  • nonvalorous adjective
  • nonvalorously adverb
  • nonvalorousness noun
  • unvalorous adjective
  • unvalorously adverb
  • unvalorousness noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of valorous1

First recorded in 1470–80; from Medieval Latin ±¹²¹±ō“ǰłÅ²õ³Ü²õ ā€œvaliant,ā€ from Latin valor ā€œworth, honorā€ + -ō²õ³Ü²õ adjective suffix; valor, -ous
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Example Sentences

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Much of the event on Wednesday was focused on Anderson’s valorous sacrifice, and rightly so.

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It was upgraded to the Medal of Honor decades later following a policy change that lifted a requirement that such awards be made within five years of valorous acts.

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A decade later, an aide to Sen. Charles Schumer of New York discovered a previously unknown 1918 memorandum from Gen. John Pershing describing Johnson’s valorous performance in the field.

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The country’s potential gains from sustaining Ukraine’s valorous expenditure of its blood are enormous.

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Hal Moore received the Distinguished Service Cross for valorous action in Vietnam and later co-wrote the book ā€œWe Were Soldiers Once … And Young.ā€

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