nobly

English

Etymology

From Middle English nobeliche, nobely, nobilliche, nobilly, nobliche, noblike, nobly, noblye, equivalent to noble +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊbli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊbli/

• Audio (US):

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Adverb

nobly (comparative more nobly or (rare, literary) noblier, superlative most nobly or (rare, literary) nobliest)

1. In a noble manner.

   Synonyms: decently, righteously, worthily; see also Thesaurus:virtuously

   In the end he died nobly, trying to save the lives of others.

Translations

in a noble manner

• Catalan: noblement (ca)
• Esperanto: noble (eo)
• French: noblement (fr)

  Old French: noblement

• Galician: nobremente
• Italian: nobilmente (it)
• Norman: nobliément
• Polish: szlachetnie (pl)
• Portuguese: nobremente (pt)
• Romanian: cu noblețe
• Spanish: noblemente (es)

Middle English

Noun

nobly

1. (Late Middle English) alternative form of nobleye