fortitudinous

adjective

for·​ti·​tu·​di·​nous

-¦tyü-

: having or marked by fortitude : courageous

fortitudinous heroes

—Edward Gibbon

Word History

Etymology

Latin fortitudin-, fortitudo + English -ous

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