glorious -
adj. 1 possessing glory; illustrious.
2 conferring glory; honourable.
3 colloq. splendid; magnificent;
delightful (a
glorious day;
glorious fun).
4 iron. intense; unmitigated (a
glorious muddle).
5 colloq. happily intoxicated.
gloriously adv. gloriousness n. [ME f. AF glorious, OF glorios, -eus f. L gloriosus (as GLORY)]
