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glorious
[ glawr-ee-uhs, glohr- ]
adjective
- delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable:
to have a glorious time at the circus.
Antonyms: disgusting, unpleasant
- conferring glory:
a glorious victory.
- full of glory; entitled to great renown:
England is glorious in her poetry.
Synonyms: distinguished, eminent, celebrated, noted, illustrious, renowned, famed, famous
Antonyms: unknown
- brilliantly beautiful or magnificent; splendid:
a glorious summer day.
- Archaic. blissfully drunk.
glorious
/ ˈɡlɔːrɪəs /
adjective
- having or full of glory; illustrious
- conferring glory or renown
a glorious victory
- brilliantly beautiful
- delightful or enjoyable
- informal.drunk
Derived Forms
- ˈgloriously, adverb
- ˈgloriousness, noun
Other Words From
- glori·ous·ly adverb
- glori·ous·ness noun
- quasi-glori·ous adjective
- quasi-glori·ous·ly adverb
- super·glori·ous adjective
- super·glori·ous·ly adverb
- super·glori·ous·ness noun
- un·glori·ous adjective
- un·glori·ous·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
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.
“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.
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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