glorious

glorious
gloriously, adv.gloriousness, n.
/glawr"ee euhs, glohr"-/, adj.
1. delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
2. conferring glory: a glorious victory.
3. full of glory; entitled to great renown: England is glorious in her poetry.
4. brilliantly beautiful or magnificent; splendid: a glorious summer day.
5. Archaic. blissfully drunk.
[1300-50; ME < AF, OF glorieus < L gloriosus. See GLORY, -OUS]
Syn. 3. famous, famed, renowned, illustrious, noted, celebrated, eminent, distinguished.
Ant. 1. unpleasant, disgusting. 3. unknown.

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