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US
/kɝˈeɪdʒəs/
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[ UK /kʌɹˈeɪdʒəs/ ]
[ UK /kʌɹˈeɪdʒəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring
set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory
a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain
How To Use courageous In A Sentence
- Rob's strengths lay in absorbing the pressure and criticism, and in doing this well he more than proved himself courageous, gutsy and tough.
- A fearless person could not be courageous, because courage is all about the mind dominating fear.
- The word has reasserted the romantic, courageous quality that the poet Keats, in “Endymion,” gave it: “Adventuresome, I send/My herald thought into a wilderness.” No Uncertain Terms
- Successful people are not necessarily more intelligent than the average people, but they are more courageous, more determined and more persistent. Dr T.P.Chia
- But wilfully taking the life of two innocents who trusted him isn't a courageous act. The Sun
- Yet because we yearn to be seen as bold, brave and courageous, we'll take stupid risks to prove our worth.
- It allows him to present his laddish repartee as a courageous swipe against repression.
- I will be courageous and undismayed in the face of odds.
- Kader Asmal for what it described as his courageous unannounced visit to a Soweto school last week. ANC Daily News Briefing
- I thought it was a frank and courageous speech. Times, Sunday Times