denodado

resolute

adjective deh-noh-DAH-doh Rare

Origin: From the past participle of denodarse (archaic: to act boldly), from Latin denotare ('to mark out, distinguish').

Also means

dauntless, intrepid

Usage Note

Denodado is a formal, literary adjective meaning boldly courageous or determined; it is rarely heard in ordinary conversation but appears frequently in historical prose and journalism celebrating heroic effort. The feminine form is denodada and the adverb denodadamente ('resolutely, boldly'). Its register marks a speaker as educated or deliberately rhetorical.

Examples

"Los denodados soldados no se rindieron."

Natural Translation

The resolute soldiers did not surrender.

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