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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Three of their five Test wins in that period came in the glorious triumph of 2010-11 - the only series England have won here in the past 40 years.
From BBC
If nothing else, the movie’s 1977 setting, eight years after the events in “Once Upon a Time,” will give us the chance to revel in another glorious L.A. time capsule.
From Los Angeles Times
And it could have gone from bad to worse for the Blues in stoppage time had Enes Unal not wasted a glorious chance to secure Bournemouth's first win since October 26.
From Barron's
"The naan is India's glorious culinary gift to the world," he adds.
From BBC
For Pats dynasty bandwagoners who suffered a harsh five seasons in the wilderness—the sound you hear is Detroit and Cleveland fans screaming out a window—it’s been a glorious twist.
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