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Valiantly

Valiant \Val"iant\, a. [OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant, valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L. valere to be strong. See Wield, and cf. Avail, Convalesce, Equivalent, Prevail, Valid.]

  1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer. [Obs.]
    --Walton.

  2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.

    A valiant and most expert gentleman.
    --Shak.

    And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles.
    --1 Sam. xviii. 17.

  3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. ``Thou bearest the highest name for valiant acts.''
    --Milton.

    [The saints] have made such valiant confessions.
    --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] -- Val"iant*ly, adv. -- Val"iant*ness, n.

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valiantly

adv. In a valiant manner; showing bravery.

WordNet
valiantly

adv. with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until the end" [syn: valorously]

Usage examples of "valiantly".

Bandal Eith Lahl, their commander, valiantly called on his men to fight.

The creature became terribly violent, but Koa Kau held on valiantly and Mackay seized an old Chinese spear that happened to be in the room above and pierced the serpent through the head.

And although I might perceive that he was well nigh dead, yet remembred he his owne faithfulnes and ours, and valiantly resisted the gaping and ravenous mouths of the hell hounds, so tooke hee in gree the pagiant which willingly he tooke in hand himself, and with much adoe tumbled at length out of the house : but when hee was at liberty abroad yet could he not save himself, for all the dogs of the Streete joyned themselves to the greyhounds and mastifes of the house, and came upon him.

Christian Indians of this Florida village long to put to sea, and cross the great ocean, and wield their bows and spears valiantly amidst the paynim enemy in the defense of the True Faith.

Red Dog rode magnificently away from the north end of the village, across the open prairie, heading for some point far up the valley of the Wakon, and sixty braves rode valiantly at his back.

Thus while the busy dame bustled about the house or plied her spinning-wheel at one end of the piazza, honest Balt would sit smoking his evening pipe at the other, watching the achievements of a little wooden warrior who, armed with a sword in each hand, was most valiantly fighting the wind on the pinnacle of the barn.

Thirdly, in order to show us an example of patience by valiantly bearing up against human passibility and defects.

The eager ring of faces shone sweatily in the moonlight and no one breathed as the grinning simpering redhead struggled valiantly with the words.

Donohue, made a reconnaissance in the direction of Chippawa during the afternoon, and after discovering a party of mounted farmers, who they mistook for Canadian cavalry, fired a volley at them without effect and then retreated valiantly back to the Fenian camp, bombastically boasting that they had routed a strong force of British troops.

If a resistive human had fought Influence half so valiantly, the luren would have little chance in public.

Sick with guilt, Lady Niu had him returned to Edo, where she struggled valiantly to tame his wild spirit.

The older woman ate some of the boiled whiteroot, and tasted the redberry sauce with appreciation, but after valiantly trying to eat the piece of roast fowl Jaelle had carved for her, she turned pale and put her plate aside.

They went inside the Operations Room where Toolroom had laid up valiantly, a large lanky six-foot bunny rabbit who looked like Abe Lincoln with a lobotomy.

She thought of Shirin, possibly still alive in the tangled jungle outside, as well as all the other amazons fighting valiantly all over the island.

And there was Torlyri valiantly holding one rat-wolf at bay with robust kicks while skewering another on the tip of her spear.