courageous

What it means

1. Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.

   the most courageous person I have ever met

   1 more example

   In 1979, following Jimmy Carter’s unexpected and unreasonable decision to transfer diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing, the Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act to preserve our relationship with this courageous nation. We believed that it was vital for our allies and for those who were not our allies to know that the United States would not abandon its friends.

   2005, Jesse Helms, “Foreign Relations Experiences”, in Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 228–229

   Synonyms: bold, brave, hardy, valorous

2. Of an action, that requires courage.

   a courageous deed

   Synonyms: bold, brave, heroic

In a sentence

the most courageous person I have ever met

Where it comes from

1. Old Frenchcorageus
2. Middle Englishcorajous
3. Englishcourageous

From Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus.