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[ noh-blee ] / ˈnoʊ bli / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nobly ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbin a noble manner. courageously; bravely; gallantly. splendidly; superbly; magnificently. of noble ancestry: nobly born. Origin of noblyFirst recorded in 1250–1300, nobly is from the Middle English word nobliche.See noble, -ly Words nearby noblynoble savage, noblesse, noblesse oblige, Noblesville, noblewoman, nobly, nobody, nobody home, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen”, nobody's fool, no-brainer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for noblyAndrew nobly stood by her when she was filmed attempting to sell access to him by a reporter from News of the World. Fergie Remarriage Rumors Heat Up as She Says, ‘Andrew Will Always Be My Prince!’|Tom Sykes|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST They do it because they nobly believe no parent, spouse, or sibling should ever experience similar suffering. Newtown Six-Month Anniversary: The Victims Deserve More|Rob Cox|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST Mendax is derived from splendide mendax, which is from Horace and means “nobly untruthful.” Alex Gibney on His WikiLeaks Documentary: Julian Assange Got Corrupted|Marlow Stern|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST We were told we'd nobly donated that to the scholarship fund. Washington's Dreariest Ritual|Katty Kay|May 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
For he was in no sense as nobly human of stature, as deeply aware of the life about him, as Moussorgsky. Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld We were nobly treated, however, and the whisky flowed like water, but we drank no more than was good for us. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various History records how nobly Garibaldi acted, and how scurvily he was treated. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo|W. Cope Devereux Margaret nobly fulfilled this trust, and tenderly watched over the children until her death. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria|Eleanor E. Tremayne There are women rich and nobly born who think that they are fortunate, and yet, poor dears!
Words related to noblysplendidly, magnificently, honestly, bravely, respectably, courageously, magnanimously, regally, fairly, justly |