valiantly

[val-yuhnt-lee]

adverb

1. in a bold and stouthearted way; bravely or courageously.

   The Polish troops fought valiantly in World War II, and were crucial to the Allied victory.

2. in a heroic way that shows determination and tenacity.

   Since the storm, utility crews have struggled valiantly to restore power, often working 16-hour shifts for days on end.

3. in a worthy or excellent way.

   Medieval art valiantly, exhaustively, fleshes out one perceptual model after another for what triumphantly escapes human perception: God, death, power, love, and so on.

Other Word Forms

• overvaliantly adverb
• unvaliantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of valiantly¹

valiant ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Patricia’s husband intervenes valiantly to help her, lending color and wit to her predicament, but we suspect he can’t save her.

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Machines valiantly take over for faltering kidneys, heart valves, bronchial tubes.

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On Feb. 11, Vance valiantly informed an artificial intelligence summit in Paris that “American AI will not be co-opted into a tool for authoritarian censorship.”

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When an elderly witness thanks him for so valiantly trying to save a criminal’s life, he is appropriately modest.

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Roses are tougher than you’d think — during the drought I spied many residential yards with dead lawns and an old rose bush still valiantly blooming despite neglect and lack of water.

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Related Words

• boldly 
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• heroically www.thesaurus.com