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gloriousest

gloriousest is the superlative form of glorious.

Meaning of glorious

Adjective

glorious (comparative more glorious or gloriouser, superlative most glorious or gloriousest)

  1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
    • glorious deeds
  2. Excellent, wonderful; delightful.
    • These are thy glorious works, Parent of good.1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
  3. Bright or shining;
    • And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage / Until the golden circuit on my head, / Like to the glorious sun’s transparent beams, / Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  4. (obsolete) Eager for glory or distinction
    • [...] but most miserable / Is the desire that’s glorious: blest be those, / How mean soe’er, that have their honest wills, / Which seasons comfort. […]1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  5. (obsolete) Excessively proud or boastful.
    • Make heauen to frowne and euery fixed ſtarre
      To ſucke vp poiſon from the Mooriſh Fens,
      And poure it in this glorious Tyrants throat.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  6. (archaic, colloquial) Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.
    • During his Office, Treaſon vvas no Crime. / The Sons of Belial had a Glorious Time: / For Shimei, though not prodigal of pelf, / Yet lov'd his vvicked Neighbour as himſelf.1681, [John Dryden], Absalom and Achitophel. A Poem, London: […] J[acob] T[onson] and are to be sold by W. Davis […], →OCLC, page 19
    Synonyms:
    merry

Questions about gloriousest

What is gloriousest the superlative form of?
Gloriousest is the superlative form of glorious.

Words near gloriousest in the dictionary

  1. glorious
  2. Glorious Revolution
  3. Glorious Thirty
  4. Glorious Twelfth
  5. gloriouser
  6. gloriousest
  7. gloriously
  8. gloriousness
  9. gloriousnesses
  10. glorisome
  11. Glorithverse

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