courageous (
http://definr.com/courageous)
adj : possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with
danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with
danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"-
Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed
over pain"- William Wordsworth"; "set a courageous
example by leading them safely into and out of
enemy-held territory" [syn:
brave,
fearless] [ant:
cowardly]