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glorious

[ glawr-ee-uhs, glohr- ]

adjective

  1. delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable:

    to have a glorious time at the circus.

    Antonyms: disgusting, unpleasant

  2. conferring glory:

    a glorious victory.

  3. full of glory; entitled to great renown:

    England is glorious in her poetry.

    Synonyms: distinguished, eminent, celebrated, noted, illustrious, renowned, famed, famous

    Antonyms: unknown

  4. brilliantly beautiful or magnificent; splendid:

    a glorious summer day.

  5. Archaic. blissfully drunk.


glorious

/ ˈɡlɔːrɪəs /

adjective

  1. having or full of glory; illustrious
  2. conferring glory or renown

    a glorious victory

  3. brilliantly beautiful
  4. delightful or enjoyable
  5. informal.
    drunk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈgloriously, adverb
  • ˈgloriousness, noun
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Other Words From

  • glori·ous·ly adverb
  • glori·ous·ness noun
  • quasi-glori·ous adjective
  • quasi-glori·ous·ly adverb
  • super·glori·ous adjective
  • super·glori·ous·ly adverb
  • super·glori·ous·ness noun
  • un·glori·ous adjective
  • un·glori·ous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of glorious1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French glorieus, from Latin glōriōsus; equivalent to glory + -ous
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Example Sentences

Wasps were once a powerhouse of English rugby, winning seven trophies in a glorious six-season spell from 2002 to 2008 with players including England World Cup winners Lawrence Dallaglio, Josh Lewsey and Joe Worsley.

From BBC

“Our Town,” unfolding at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre like a glorious hymn, was the play I didn’t realize just how badly our country needed right now.

Yes, there are the long, glorious summers off, which relieve teacher-parents of the stress and expense of the summer camp scramble.

The role is so glorious that he almost breaks character when he begins quaking in earnest.

From Salon

In 2023, he said with unbridled glee on the "Benny Show" that mass deportations and "putting kids in cages" would be "glorious."

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