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Added 10 October 2026

nobly

/ˈnəʊbli/ adverb

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

Origin

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

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