Definition of "courageous" []

• Having or characterized by courage; valiant. See Synonyms at brave. (adjective)

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• "LAMB: What it takes to be -- I mean, when would you put the label courageous on?"
• "The budget he put together was' - I think he used the word 'courageous' - 'in getting out there and starting the conversation,' said Craig Schoenfeld, an attorney and former George W. Bush organizer in the Gingrich camp."
• "The term courageous restraint refers to a concept which is being considered for Nato forces in Afghanistan."