adj. 1 possessing glory; illustrious. 2 conferring glory; honourable. 3 colloq. splendid; magnificent; delightful (a glorious day; glorious fun). 4 iron. intense; unmitigated (a glorious muddle). 5 colloq. happily intoxicated. gloriously adv. gloriousness n.
[ ME f. AF glorious, OF glorios, -eus f. L gloriosus (as GLORY) ]