adjective
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having defeated an adversary
the victorious nations
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of, relating to, indicative of, or characterized by victory
a victorious conclusion
Other Word Forms
- previctorious adjective
- quasi-victorious adjective
- quasi-victoriously adverb
- supervictorious adjective
- supervictoriously adverb
- supervictoriousness noun
- unvictorious adjective
- victoriously adverb
- victoriousness noun
Etymology
Origin of victorious
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at victory, -ous
Explanation
When you're victorious, you've won something. A victorious team is triumphant. Every year, one team in the Super Bowl is victorious, the winner. A victorious team or person has achieved victory, won the game, and defeated the other side. People can be victorious by winning elections, contests, games, and just about anything competitive. People who overcome diseases such as alcoholism are victorious, as are countries that win wars.
Vocabulary lists containing victorious
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Example Sentences
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Based on early results, Canadian news networks projected the Liberals victorious in two special elections to fill vacant electoral districts in Toronto.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"Ending in a situation where the Islamic republic feels victorious isn't really a good thing," he told AFP in Paris from Tehran.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
"Winning an election is not a joke. Organising a movement and emerging victorious in an election are two different things," he told the BBC.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
In February, Ellison’s Paramount Skydance emerged victorious in a competitive bid to acquire Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Colonel Aureliano Buendía was alive, but apparently he had stopped harassing the government of his country and had joined with the victorious federalism of other republics of the Caribbean.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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