/ˈnəʊbli/, /ˈnoʊbli/
OriginFrom Middle English nobeliche, nobely, nobilliche, nobilly, nobliche, noblike, nobly, noblye, equivalent to noble + -ly.
- In a noble manner.
“In the end he died nobly, trying to save the lives of others.”
Formsmore nobly(comparative) · noblier(comparative, literary, rare) · most nobly(superlative) · nobliest(literary, rare, superlative)