glorious
[glawr-ee-uh s, glohr-]
Origin of glorious
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com3. famous, famed, renowned, illustrious, noted, celebrated, eminent, distinguished.
Antonyms
1. unpleasant, disgusting. 3. unknown.
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Examples from the Web for gloriously
Contemporary Examples
She really struggled and fought hard and gloriously, always for us all around.
Pierce Brosnan’s Life After Bond: From Action Hero to Losing His Daughter to CancerTim Teeman
July 2, 2014
The son she had fought so gloriously to keep from being born in prison now faced being sent there.
Which raises the question: If the idea of the gloriously superfluous disappears from nature, how does it take root in the mind?
Gloriously smooth, full-grain leather was contrasted with hybrid materials.
Emily Mortimer plays a version of herself in the gloriously awkward new show Doll & Em.
Historical Examples
Loud and continuous, gloriously continuous, came the clapping.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
What gloriously absurd apostrophes to the moon he could make!
Tales From Two HemispheresHjalmar Hjorth Boysen
His career there was gloriously happy and very distinguished.
War Letters of a Public-School BoyPaul Jones.
The library, gloriously sunlit on this golden morning, was empty.
HighacresJane Abbott
This was the case in the campaign which ended so gloriously at Gettysburg.
glorious
- having or full of glory; illustrious
- conferring glory or renowna glorious victory
- brilliantly beautiful
- delightful or enjoyable
- informal drunk
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Word Origin and History for gloriously
glorious
adj.
late 13c., from Anglo-French glorious, Old French glorieus (12c., Modern French glorieux), from Latin gloriosus "full of glory, famous," from gloria (see glory). In 14c.-17c. it also could mean "boastful, vainglorious." Related: Gloriously.
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