nobly
pronunciation
How to pronounce nobly in British English:
UK ['nəʊblɪ]
How to pronounce nobly in American English:
US [ˈnoblɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a noble manner
Word Origin
- nobly (adv.)
- c. 1300, "valorous, courageous, spirited," from noble (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "of or befitting noble birth or descent, of high ancestry" is from 1590s.
Example
- 1. The point is not how long you live , but how nobly you live .
- 2. Was not that nobly done ?
- 3. But very few people acted responsibly , honorably or nobly ( the very word sounds odd today ) .
- 4. You may build a better house , but has experience taught you how to live more nobly inside it ?
- 5. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last , best hope of earth .