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

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

They are forever standing on the battlements of Christendom or Western Civilization, resisting nobly but perhaps futilely the onslaught of barbarians, heretics and secular humanists.

From Salon

I nobly resisted using AI to crack the case of who sent me this intriguing book, instead texting friends and posting on Instagram to uncover the culprit.

From Scientific American

First off, we have a moral obligation to help the Syrian Kurds — who nobly fought and died to destroy the Islamic State — find a place in a future federal Syria.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• bravely
• courageously
• honestly
• respectably