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say it: kur-AY-juhs
courageous is an adjective meaning "possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching". It is pronounced /kɚˈeɪdʒəs/ — kur-AY-juhs. It carries one recorded sense.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
“Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring”
“a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain”
“set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for courageous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.