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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nobly \No"bly\, adverb
1. Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended.
2. In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done.
3. Splendidly; magnificently.
Syn: Illustriously; honorably; magnanimously; heroically; worthly; eminently; grandly.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nobly
adverb: in a noble manner; "she has behaved nobly"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
106 Moby Thesaurus words for "nobly": abundantly, acutely, amazingly, amply, astonishingly, awesomely, bigheartedly, blamelessly, chivalrously, conscientiously, conspicuously, copiously, creditably, decently, elaborately, elegantly, eminently, emphatically, erectly, estimably, exceptionally, exquisitely, extraordinarily, extravagantly, exuberantly, famously, fastidiously, generously, glaringly, gloriously, grandiosely, grandly, gravely, greatheartedly, handsomely, high-mindedly, honestly, honorably, immaculately, imposingly, impressively, incredibly, intensely, irreproachably, knightly, largeheartedly, liberally, loftily, luxuriously, magically, magisterially, magnanimously, magnificently, majestically, markedly, marvelously, meticulously, morally, notably, openhandedly, particularly, peculiarly, pointedly, preeminently, profusely, prominently, pronouncedly, proudly, punctiliously, purely, regally, remarkably, reputably, respectably, richly, righteously, royally, scrupulously, sedately, signally, singularly, soberly, solemnly, splendaciously, splendidly, splendiferously, stainlessly, stately, strikingly, sumptuously, superbly, superlatively, surpassingly, surprisingly, uncommonly, unimpeachably, unspottedly, unusually, uprightly, upstandingly, venerably, virtuously, with dignity, wonderfully, wondrous, worthily
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