glorious
Americanadjective
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delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable.
to have a glorious time at the circus.
- Antonyms:
- disgusting, unpleasant
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conferring glory.
a glorious victory.
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full of glory; entitled to great renown.
England is glorious in her poetry.
- Synonyms:
- distinguished, eminent, celebrated, noted, illustrious, renowned, famed, famous
- Antonyms:
- unknown
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brilliantly beautiful or magnificent; splendid.
a glorious summer day.
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Archaic. blissfully drunk.
adjective
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having or full of glory; illustrious
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conferring glory or renown
a glorious victory
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brilliantly beautiful
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delightful or enjoyable
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informal drunk
Other Word Forms
- gloriously adverb
- gloriousness noun
- quasi-glorious adjective
- quasi-gloriously adverb
- superglorious adjective
- supergloriously adverb
- supergloriousness noun
- unglorious adjective
- ungloriously adverb
Etymology
Origin of glorious
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French glorieus, from Latin glōriōsus; equivalent to glory + -ous
Example Sentences
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It’s a tribute to the medieval craftsmen who built Europe’s glorious cathedrals, but also a reminder that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
A favorite Broadway actress sang “The Rochester Knockings at Barnum’s Hotel,” and Mysterious Knockings, “a new farce full of glorious fun and frolic,” played at a popular theater.
From Literature
The title character and occasional commentator, played as a gloomy babushka in a red headscarf by David Turner, foresees little hope for a glorious future.
But with a man fewer, the principality team still scored again through Jordan Teze and Wout Faes missed a glorious chance to force extra time.
From Barron's
Think of the glorious Italian castle that several English women rent in “The Enchanted April.”
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