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nonheroic

  • a word derived from heroic.
    heroic
    adjective
    Also heroical of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.

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Baker was involved over the years in some decidedly nonheroic activities, and his family life was at times messy.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2020

And are ordinary, nonheroic lives really as meaningless as Campbell's followers seem to suggest?

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2011

And don't labor to make heroes of the nonheroic.

From Time Magazine Archive

These changes apply even to the nonheroic aspects of daily life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today," he says, "the man who is the real risk taker is anonymous and nonheroic.

From Time Magazine Archive