· a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

Synonym(s): heroic_verse, heroic_meter

Hypernym(s): epic_poem, heroic_poem, epic, epos

· very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"

Synonym(s): epic, larger-than-life

· relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age"

· having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"

Synonym(s): heroical

· of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"

Synonym(s): expansive, grand

· showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"

Synonym(s): desperate