heroinely

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adjective

Of, befitting, characteristic of, or related to a heroine, a female hero.

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Meanings

adjectiveheroinely (comparative more heroinely, superlative most heroinely)

comparative more heroinely · superlative most heroinely

  1. rareOf, befitting, characteristic of, or related to a heroine, a female hero.

    Between 1818, when The Heart of Mid-Lothian reinvented the heroinely heart, and 1824, when Redgauntlet signalled Scott's joint reclamation of his complex literary heritage and of his simplest personal fantasy, the literary world changed.

    2012, Fiona Robertson, The Edinburgh Companion to Sir Walter Scott

    Synonyms: heroine, heroinic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, befitting, characteristic of, or related to a heroine, a female hero.

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heroineheroinic
Also see
heroineheroinic

Origin

From heroine + -ly.

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APA

heroinely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroinely

MLA

“heroinely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroinely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heroinely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroinely.

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