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glorious

glorious: listen to British English pronunciationglorious: listen to American pronunciation /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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