nobly

English

Etymology

From Middle English nobeliche, nobely, nobilliche, nobilly, nobliche, noblike, nobly, noblye, equivalent to noble +‎ -ly.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊbli/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊbli/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

nobly (comparative more nobly or (rare, literary) noblier, superlative most nobly or (rare, literary) nobliest)

  1. In a noble manner.
    Synonyms: decently, righteously, worthily; see also Thesaurus:virtuously
    In the end he died nobly, trying to save the lives of others.

Translations

References

  1. ^ “nobly, adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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