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

“He was deliberating nobly, and he just reached a different conclusion than the other jurors,” Ford said.

From Los Angeles Times

All of the clues to her life as a warrior were eclipsed by her nobly styled hair and a lack of imagination.

From Salon

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

Related Words

• bravely
• courageously
• honestly
• respectably