nobly

[noh-blee]

adverb

1. in a noble manner.

2. courageously; bravely; gallantly.

3. splendidly; superbly; magnificently.

4. of noble ancestry.

   nobly born.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nobly¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, nobly is from the Middle English word nobliche; noble, -ly

Example Sentences

And with “Pavements,” he’s made a film that nobly and triumphantly searches for a way to capture the band’s essence.

From Los Angeles Times

“He was deliberating nobly, and he just reached a different conclusion than the other jurors,” Ford said.

From Los Angeles Times

All of the clues to her life as a warrior were eclipsed by her nobly styled hair and a lack of imagination.

From Salon

I too thank all the good people who have accepted you so nobly.

From BBC

She is, like Lily Bart and other tragic Davies protagonists, a consummate outsider, someone who has willed herself — nobly, and perhaps a little foolishly — into a kind of sustained banishment from conventional society.

From Los Angeles Times

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