possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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sample sentences
"Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville"a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth
"set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form