Definition of: heroic

(hi·rō′ik) adjective
1. Characteristic of a hero; brave; noble: heroic courage; a heroic death.
2. Of or involving the heroes of antiquity: a heroic age.
3. Describing heroes and their deeds: a heroic poem.
4. Like heroic poetry in style; magniloquent; high–flown: heroic language.
5. Bold; daring; extreme: a heroic attempt.
6. In art and sculpture, larger than life and smaller than colossal. Also he·ro′i·cal.
—noun
1. plural Heroic verse.
2. plural High–flown or extravagant language, sentiments, or actions: Cut out the heroics.
—he·ro′i·cal·ly adverb