gloriousadjective
uk/ˈɡlɔː.ri.əs/us/ˈɡlɔːr.i.əs/glorious adjective (DESERVING ADMIRATION)
deserving great admiration, praise, and honour:
a glorious victory
a memorial to the glorious dead of two world wars
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Admirable and admired
- admirable
- awe-inspiring
- awesome
- commendable
- credit
- creditable
- favourable
- hallowed
- helluva
- impressive
- laudable
- meritorious
- recognized
- renowned
- respected
- the toast of sth idiom
- time-honoured
- venerable
- worthy
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glorious adjective (BEAUTIFUL/NICE)
very beautiful:
The beetroot had turned the soup a glorious pink.
Your roses are glorious!
Glorious weather is very pleasant, and especially hot and sunny:
They had glorious weather for their wedding.
It was a glorious winter day - crisp and clear.
very enjoyable or giving great pleasure:
This wine is absolutely glorious.
We had a glorious time in the south of France last summer.
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Attractive
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable
- aesthetic
- alluring
- angelic
- disarm
- distinguished
- dreamy
- easy
- elegant
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental
- photogenic
- photograph
- picture
- sylphlike
- well built
- winning
- winsome
- zaftig
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Describing good weather
Causing pleasure
gloriously
adverb uk/ˈɡlɔː.ri.əs.li/us/ˈɡlɔːr.i.əs.li/
We've had gloriously sunny weather.
They looked gloriously happy.