# glorious

Pronunciation: US say "GLOR-ee-uhs" /ˈɡlɔɹ.i.əs/; UK say "GLAW-ree-uhs" /ˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/

## Adjective

1. Excellent or wonderful; delightful in a way that inspires admiration or joy.
   - Simple: Very good and wonderful, in a way that brings joy.
   - _The orchestra gave a glorious performance that left the audience speechless._
   - _They spent a glorious week wandering through the markets and coastline of the old town._
2. Deserving or receiving great honor and praise through admirable qualities or noble deeds.
   - Simple: Deserving great praise and honor for noble or brave actions.
   - _The general led his troops to a glorious triumph against impossible odds._
   - _History remembers her glorious sacrifice for the cause of freedom._
3. Strikingly bright or shining; radiant with light.
   - Simple: Shining brightly and full of light.
   - _The cathedral windows blazed with glorious color in the afternoon sun._
   - _Dawn broke glorious over the eastern hills, scattering light across the fields._

## Adjective

4. In high spirits; merry and elated, especially from drink. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Very cheerful and merry, especially from drinking.
   - _After the third round of toasts, the sailors grew glorious and broke into song._
   - _The wedding guests were thoroughly glorious by the time the band stopped playing._
5. Eager for glory or distinction; ambitious for renown. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Wanting fame and glory very much.
6. Excessively proud or boastful; given to vain self-display. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Too proud, and always boasting.

## Origin

From Middle English "glorious", borrowed via Anglo-Norman "glorius" and Old French "glorïos" from Latin "glōriōsus". It replaced the native Old English word "wuldorfull", and is equivalent to glory + -ous.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/glorious (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).