heroic
adj.adj. showing great courage or determination, especially in a dangerous situation. You use this to describe someone who acts like a hero to help others.
adj. demonstrating extreme courage, fortitude, or nobility, especially in the face of significant danger or adversity. Often used to describe actions that go far beyond the call of duty.
The firefighters made a heroic effort to save the building.
The doctor's heroic work during the pandemic earned her a national award for service.
Historians often debate whether such heroic narratives are accurate reflections of the past or merely romanticised versions of events designed to inspire national pride.
Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic.
Typically precedes the noun it modifies; can also follow linking verbs like 'be' or 'seem'.