heroic

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adj. Of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of literature, legend, or myth.
2. adj. Having, displaying, or characteristic of the qualities appropriate to a hero; courageous: heroic deeds.
3. adj. Impressive in size or scope; grand: heroic undertakings.
4. adj. Of a size or scale that is larger than life: heroic sculpture.
5. n. A line of heroic verse.
6. n. Heroic behavior or action.
7. n. Melodramatic behavior or language: "We trust the House . . . will come up with answers without all the political heroics” ( Atlanta Constitution).

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. Having or displaying the character or attributes of a hero; daring; intrepid; determined: as, a heroic warrior or explorer.
2. Of or pertaining to heroes; suitable to the character of a hero; bold, daring, noble, or commanding in proportions, form, or quality: as, a heroic statue or monument; a heroic poem or symphony; a heroic enterprise; specifically, in art, larger than life: said of a statue, or a figure in a picture. See heroic size, below.
3. Having recourse to extreme measures; boldly experimental; daring; rash: as, heroic treatment.
4. Synonyms Gallant, Valiant, etc. (see brave), daring, fearless, dauntless.
5. n. A hero.
6. n. A heroic verse: most frequently used in the plural, sometimes sarcastically in the sense of bombast, or extravagant expressions of admiration or praise: as, to go into heroics over a picture.

Wiktionary

1. adj. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble
2. adj. Courageous; displaying heroism.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes
2. adj. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious.
3. adj. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure.

WordNet 3.0

1. adj. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
2. n. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
3. adj. having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
4. adj. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
5. adj. relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
6. adj. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)