glorious
Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
Adjective 3 meanings
Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
“glorious deeds”
Excellent, wonderful; delightful.
Bright or shining;
Etymology
From Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius and Old French glorïos, from Latin glōriōsus. Displaced native Middle English wulderful, from Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”), among other terms. Equivalent to glory + -ous.
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GLORIOUS at a glance
GLORIOUS has 8 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (G 2 + L 1 + O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,150 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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