heroic

adjective

1. 1

   Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

   heroic deeds

2. 2

   Courageous; displaying heroism.

   To stand upon the ramparts and die for our principles is heroic. To sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic.

   Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything… that's heroic.

   “I am the one who runs from both the living and the dead,” he says early on—not an especially heroic sentiment.

3. 3

   Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.

noun

1. 1

   A heroic verse.

Forms

plural

heroics

comparative

more heroic

superlative

most heroic