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gloriously

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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.
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Adv.1.gloriously - with glory or in a glorious manner; "where others had failed he had gloriously succeeded"
2.gloriously - blessedly or wonderfully; "how gloriously happy she had been during those few fleeting moments of time"


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said the Nightingale; and she sang so gloriously that it was a pleasure to listen.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
For the last time the wild cherry-tree bloomed,--wonderful blossom, glittering with tears, and gloriously radiant with stormy lights of wild passion and wilder hopes.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
That hour always had the exultation of victory, of triumphant ending, like a hero's death--heroes who died young and gloriously.
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