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mock-heroically
adverb
literature specializeduk /ˌmɒk.hɪˈrəʊ.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˌmɑːk.hɪˈroʊ.ɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that uses the style of heroic literature (= literature about famous people who are admired) in order to laugh at a person or a subject that is not heroic:
The hero was mounted mock-heroically on a donkey.
He jumped up mock-heroically and declared his innocence.
A pirate mock-heroically kills a sea monster and saves the island.
The play is mock-heroically written in verse and is savage in its satire.
He is described mock-heroically, dressed as a warrior.
"If I fail, I won't come back alive," he declared mock-heroically.
As a poet, he deals mock-heroically with his political targets.
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