Victorious

//vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.

    "They will not force us, / They will stop degrading us, / They will not control us, / We will be victorious!"

  2. 2
    Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.

    "The team were met with a victorious cheer."

Adjective
  1. 1
    experiencing triumph wordnet
  2. 2
    having won wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ascendantdefeatingdominantprevailingsuccessfultriumphal

Example

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"Democracy will be victorious in the long run."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin victōriōsus, from victōria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”). Displaced native Old English siġefæst.

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