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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The statement concluded: "Pamela will continue to live in our hearts and minds. A glorious life lived and loved."
From BBC
Layer in a few tactile moments: handwritten menus or place cards if that’s your vibe, or simply a stack of good blankets and genuinely comfortable pillows for that glorious post-meal sprawl on the couch.
From Salon
“She’s confident and glorious in her existence on this planet, and on her forward motion of, ‘I’m really a nice person.
From Los Angeles Times
We're not short of options, with many a fine Scottish artist missing out on the chance over the years as glorious failure after glorious failure ensued.
From BBC
The free time was beyond glorious, but the days started to blend into one another.
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