triumphant
[trahy-uhm-fuh nt]
- having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- exulting over victory; rejoicing over success; exultant.
- Archaic. triumphal(def 1).
- Obsolete. splendid; magnificent.
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Origin of triumphant
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happily, beautifully, perfectly, pleasantly, admirably, finely, strongly, well, profitably, agreeably, excellently, acceptably, amiably, creditably, desirably, distinctively, enjoyably, graciously, triumphantly, winninglyExamples from the Web for triumphantly
Contemporary Examples
(Film can go there triumphantly…) Writing chases after the senses and conveys them in an altered form.
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February 10, 2014
This picture was posted on his Facebook page and it shows him triumphantly holding a big sailfish fish he has just caught.
If they turn into 4's, then the program's supporters will triumphantly point to them as evidence that the loans worked.
Yet few synesthesiacs are as triumphantly assertive expressers of color in art as Mitchell was.
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"I have just been named the 98th sexiest woman in the world," he says triumphantly, referring to a recent ranking by FHM.
Historical Examples
If he carried her triumphantly off, doubtless his regret for that would eventually be as great.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
"So you did come to see grandpa after all," he cried, triumphantly.
The Little ColonelAnnie Fellows Johnston
I made a dash, caught it in my hands and triumphantly brought it ashore.
The Long Labrador TrailDillon Wallace
And she dragged him from the execrated painting, she carried him off triumphantly.
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
Upstairs in his room he triumphantly opened his desk before them.
Doctor PascalEmile Zola
triumphant
- experiencing or displaying triumph
- exultant through triumph
- obsolete
- magnificent
- triumphal
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Word Origin and History for triumphantly
adv.
1540s, from triumphant + -ly (2).
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triumphant
adj.
late 15c., from Latin triumphantem, present participle of triumphare (see triumph).
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