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glorious

 
 
/ˈglɔːriəs/ adjective

Definition

BEAUTIFUL beautiful or wonderful: We had four days of glorious sunshine. glorious colours
DESERVING PRAISE deserving praise and respect: a glorious career
gloriously adverb
(Definition of glorious adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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