fortitudinous

[ fawr-ti-tood-n-uhs, -tyood- ]

adjective

1. having or showing fortitude; marked by bravery or courage:

   The pillars stand tall, like fortitudinous soldiers, guarding the vast expanse of desert.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fortitudinous¹

First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin fortitūdin- (stem of fortitūdō ) + -ous; fortitude, -ous

Example Sentences

Labour in a high spirit, duty done, and right service performed in fortitudinous temper—here was, not indeed a way out, but a way of erect living within.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet these dexterous artists must view, with hopeless emulation, the hexagons and pyramids of the cells of a beehive: these fortitudinous heroes are awed by the superior fierceness of the lions and tigers; and in their amorous enjoyments they are much inferior to the vigor of the grossest and most sordid quadrupeds.

From Project Gutenberg