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glorious

adjective
GLOR-ee-uhs/ˈɡlɔɹ.i.əs/UKGLAW-ree-uhs/ˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/

6 meanings of glorious

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Very good and wonderful, in a way that brings joy.

    Like a bright sunny morning that makes everyone smile.

    We had a glorious day at the beach with the whole family.

    The warm soup tasted glorious after the long, cold walk.

    Similarwonderful, splendid, magnificent, marvelous, superb

    Oppositeawful, dreadful, terrible

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Deserving great praise and honor for noble or brave actions.

    Like a hero everyone cheers for after a brave act.

    The soldiers won a glorious victory that the whole nation remembered.

    She made a glorious return to the stage after years away.

    Similarillustrious, heroic, noble, celebrated, famous

    Oppositeignominious, shameful, dishonorable

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Shining brightly and full of light.

    Like gold flashing in bright sunlight.

    The glorious sunrise lit up the whole valley in gold.

    A glorious full moon hung over the quiet town.

    Similarbright, shining, splendid, resplendent

    Oppositedull, dim, gloomy

Less common meanings

  1. 4
    adjectivearchaic
    Very cheerful and merry, especially from drinking.

    Like the happy buzz of a fun party in full swing.

    By midnight the whole party was glorious and singing loudly.

    Kings may be bleſt, but Tam was glorious, / O'er a' the ills o' life victorious!
    1790, Robert Burns, “Tam o’ Shanter. A Tale.”Here, glorious means very cheerful and merry, especially from drinking.
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  2. 5
    adjectiveobsolete
    Wanting fame and glory very much.
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  3. 6
    adjectiveobsolete
    Too proud, and always boasting.
    Make heauen to frowne and euery fixed ſtarre To ſucke vp poiſon from the Mooriſh Fens, And poure it in this glorious Tyrants throat.
    c. 1587, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. The First PartHere, glorious means too proud and always boasting.

    Similarboastful, haughty, ostentatious, vainglorious

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Origin

It came through Old French and Anglo-Norman from Latin "gloriosus". It means glory plus "-ous".