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cou·ra·geous
 courageous
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adjective |
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A courageous person is a very brave person. A brave person does something even though they may have a lot of fear. If an action is courageous, a person must be very brave to do it.
The courageous firefighters went back into the burning building to rescue the family's pets.The pilot did a courageous test of the new type of airplane.- synonyms:
- brave
- similar words:
- bold, daring, heroic
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| related words: |
game, strong, tough |
| derivations: |
courageously (adv.), courageousness (n.) |
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