showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"
surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale; "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age"
impressive in size or scope; "heroic undertakings"
having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
