Gloriously

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    blessedly or wonderfully wordnet
  2. 2
    with glory or in a glorious manner wordnet

Synonyms

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conspicuouslyeminentlyexquisitelyextravagantlyfamouslygrandly

Example

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"The sun was shining gloriously."

Etymology

From Middle English gloriously, equivalent to glorious + -ly.

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