Heroics
[hə'roɪks]
Definition
(noun.) ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; 'heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood'.
Typist: Mag--From WordNet
Examples
- Julia had lately got nearly to the bottom of her heroics with Cotton. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Nay, I continued, this fit of heroics to me is ridiculous. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Oh, he is indeed a most adorable heavenly creature, rejoined Amy, turning up her eyes in a fit of heroics. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Typed by Lesley