glorious

[ glawr-ee-uhs, glohr- ]
/ ˈglɔr i əs, ˈgloʊr- /
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adjective

delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
conferring glory: a glorious victory.
full of glory; entitled to great renown: England is glorious in her poetry.
brilliantly beautiful or magnificent; splendid: a glorious summer day.
Archaic. blissfully drunk.

Origin of glorious

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French glorieus < Latin glōriōsus. See glory, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM glorious

Words nearby glorious

glorification, glorify, gloriole, gloriosa, gloriosa lily, glorious, glory, glory box, glory hole, glory-of-the-snow, glory-of-the-sun

Words related to gloriously

advantageously, extremely, greatly, honorably, sincerely, creditably, illustriously

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British Dictionary definitions for gloriously

glorious
/ (ˈɡlɔːrɪəs) /

adjective

having or full of glory; illustrious
conferring glory or renown a glorious victory
brilliantly beautiful
delightful or enjoyable
informal drunk

Derived forms of glorious

gloriously, adverb gloriousness, noun