gloriously
gloriously adverb: in a glorious manner.
Adverb
gloriously (comparative more gloriously, superlative most gloriously)
- In a glorious manner.
- […] Tanee was accosted by certain good fellows, friends and boon companions, who condoled with him on his misfortunes—railed against the queen, and finally dragged him away to an illicit vender of spirits, in whose house the party got gloriously mellow.1847 March 30, Herman Melville, “Queen Pomaree”, in Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 309
- 'With love shall life roll gloriously on from year to year, like the voice of some great music that hath power to hold the hearer's heart poised on eagles' wings above the sordid shame and folly of the earth.'1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
Examples of gloriously in a sentence
- To everyone's sorrow, on May 15th, 1952, our hero, while repairing the Qingchuan River Bridge, was gloriously martyred.1989 April 4 [1987 August], Dezhi Yang, “Regulations”, in Leo Kanner Associates, transl., For Peace [Weile Heping], Foreign Technology...
- The elimination of [Roger] Federer after [Rafael] Nadal's loss to Lukas Rosol would have created mild panic among the fans of these gloriously gifted but now clearly vulnerable geniuses.2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian, archived from the...
Forms of gloriously
| comparative | more gloriously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gloriously |
Origin of gloriously
From Middle English gloriously, equivalent to glorious + -ly.
Questions about gloriously
- What does gloriously mean?
- Gloriously means in a glorious manner.
- How do you use gloriously in a sentence?
- To everyone's sorrow, on May 15th, 1952, our hero, while repairing the Qingchuan River Bridge, was gloriously martyred.
- What part of speech is gloriously?
- Gloriously is an adverb.
Words near gloriously in the dictionary
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