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glorious

[ glawr-ee-uhs, glohr- ]

adjective

  1. delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable:

    to have a glorious time at the circus.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. conferring glory:

    a glorious victory.

  3. full of glory; entitled to great renown:

    England is glorious in her poetry.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  4. brilliantly beautiful or magnificent; splendid:

    a glorious summer day.

  5. Archaic. blissfully drunk.


glorious

/ ˈɡɔːɪə /

adjective

  1. having or full of glory; illustrious
  2. conferring glory or renown

    a glorious victory

  3. brilliantly beautiful
  4. delightful or enjoyable
  5. informal.
    drunk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈǰdzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ۾·dzܲ· adverb
  • ۾·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲȴ-۾·dzܲ adjective
  • quasi-۾·dzܲ· adverb
  • p·۾·dzܲ adjective
  • super·۾·dzܲ· adverb
  • super·۾·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·۾·dzܲ adjective
  • un·۾·dzܲ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of glorious1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French glorieus, from Latin ōōܲ; equivalent to glory + -ous
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But that’s all post-mortem nitpicking, easily overlooked by the power of the performances, the hilarious courage of the writing and the glorious reconstruction of a familiar genre.

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The glorious 6th Street Bridge, a ribbon of light, went dark a couple of years after it opened.

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There was undoubtedly an element of gamble about Villa's work in January, but it is paying off as their season moves towards a potentially glorious conclusion fuelled by their work in this month.

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The only thing that smacked of a holiday here was the glorious south-coast weather as British Summer Time arrived - and City had to survive a storm of their own making before securing the win.

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“After Jesus suffers the worst imaginable fate,” Pagels writes, “betrayed by a trusted friend, abandoned by everyone, falsely accused, tortured, and cruelly executed in public, he is raised to glorious new life.”

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