adverb
- in a noble manner.
- courageously; bravely; gallantly.
- splendidly; superbly; magnificently.
- of noble ancestry: nobly born.
adv.c.1300, “valorous, courageous, spirited,” from noble (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning “of or befitting noble birth or descent, of high ancestry” is from 1590s.