Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble

heroic deeds

Courageous; displaying heroism.

RAUBENHEIMER NO v TRUSTEES, JOHANNES BREDENKAMP TRUST, AND OTHERS 2006 (1) SA 124 (C) "The original cottage was said to appear on a well-known painting, dating back to 1863, of the American pirate ship, the Alabama, leaving Table Bay. It was also believed to feature in the story of the heroic Wolraad Woltemade who, in 1773, lost his life and that of his horse after valiantly saving 14 shipwrecked persons. This was said to have taken place within sight and full view of the house. The second respondent called this historical link into question, averring that the house was probably not yet built in 1773 while Woltemade's heroics were believed to have taken place in the vicinity of the Salt River mouth, some 10 km away.

Adjective

(en-adj)

Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded

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, year=1876 , author=Mark Twain , title=The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , chapter=6 citation , passage=The master’s pulse stood still, and he stared helplessly. The buzz of study ceased. The pupils wondered if this foolhardy boy had lost his mind.}}

* 2000 . Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country , p. 14:

In the middle distance several foolhardy souls in wet suits were surfing toward some foamy outbursts on the rocky headland...