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

His best option was a one-year contract that reunited him with Todd McLellan, the coach who had played him to the point of exhaustion in Edmonton but has nobly resisted the temptation to repeat that mistake.

From Los Angeles Times

Along with the usual tension of the ticking clock, the tough task, the difficult decision — all very effective — participants are made uncomfortable on a moral level; one might be called upon to choose between acting nobly and metaphorically assassinating a competitor, in front of the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

• bravely
• courageously
• honestly
• respectably