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glorious

adjective (DESERVING ADMIRATION)
 
 
/ˈɡlɔː.ri.əs/ US  /ˈɡlɔːr.i-/

Definition

deserving great admiration, praise, and honour: a glorious victory a memorial to the glorious dead of two world warsAdmirable and admired gloriously
 
 
/-li/ adverb
We've had gloriously sunny weather. They looked gloriously happy.AttractiveSexual attractionSmart and elegantAdmirable and admired
(Definition of glorious adjective (DESERVING ADMIRATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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