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glorious

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glo·ri·ous  (glôr-s, glr-)
adj.
1. Having or deserving glory; famous.
2. Conferring or advancing glory: a glorious achievement.
3. Characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent: a glorious sunset.
4. Delightful; wonderful: had a glorious visit with old friends.

glori·ous·ly adv.
glori·ous·ness n.

glorious
Adjective
1. brilliantly beautiful: in glorious colour
2. delightful or enjoyable: the glorious summer weather
3. having or full of glory: glorious successes
gloriously adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"
known - apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal"
inglorious - not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
2.glorious - characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
3.glorious - having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"

glorious
Translations
Spanish glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adjglorioso; [weather, sunshine] → espléndido
French glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adjglorieux/euse (= beautiful); splendide
German glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adjherrlich;
(victory) → ruhmreich;
(future) → glanzvoll

Italian glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adjglorioso/a, magnifico/a

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Agnes, I want you to take a walk with me to--' (he named a certain part of the coast--a bold hill on the land side, and towards the sea a steep precipice, from the summit of which a glorious view is to be had).
Here are three for Stella, and two for Pris, and a glorious fat one for me from Jo.
"That,' said the Buzzard to his mate, "is the distinguished author of that glorious fable, 'The Ostrich and the Keg of Raw Nails.
 
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