Main entry: heroic, heroic meter, heroic verse
Definition: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
Definition: having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
Usage: the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy; heroic explorers
Definition: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
Usage: 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
Main entry: expansive, heroic, grand
Definition: of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
Usage: an expansive lifestyle; in the grand manner; collecting on a grand scale; heroic undertakings
Main entry: heroic, epic, larger-than-life
Definition: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
Usage: an epic voyage; of heroic proportions; heroic sculpture
Main entry: heroic
Definition: relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
Usage: heroic legends; the heroic age