Heroic and Mousy

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Heroic adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

Usage example: a memorial honoring the heroic nurses who served in the war

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Mousy is an antonym for heroic.

Nearby Words: hero, heroism, heroically

Mousy adjective - Easily frightened.

Usage example: a mousy little girl who hid behind her mother the entire time we were there

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Heroic is an antonym for mousy.

Nearby Words: mouse, mousey, mousing

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