gloriously

Thân thiện

She succeeded gloriously in her final performance.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a wonderful, delightful, or splendid manner: Describes an action done with great beauty, excellence, or enjoyment.
   • With great glory, honor, or triumph: Describes an action resulting in or characterized by notable success, acclaim, or radiant beauty.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The sun shone gloriously on the first day of summer.
  • She sang gloriously, moving the entire audience to tears.
  • He finished the marathon gloriously, despite the earlier injury.

Advanced Usage

• Used for emphasis to mean 'very' or 'extremely': Often intensifies a positive adjective.

  • The cake was gloriously rich and chocolatey.
  • After the hike, they were gloriously tired and happy.

• "To fail gloriously": To fail in a bold, ambitious, or spectacular way that is admirable for its effort or style.

  • The team went for the risky play and failed gloriously, but the crowd cheered their bravery.

Variants and Related Words

• Glorious (adjective): Deserving or bringing great fame, admiration, or beauty.
  • It was a glorious victory.
• Glorify (verb): To praise and worship; or to make something seem more splendid or impressive than it is.
  • The song glorifies the beauty of nature.

Synonyms

• Splendidly: In an impressively magnificent or excellent manner.
• Magnificently: In an extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive manner.
• Wonderfully: In a manner that inspires delight or admiration; extremely well.

Antonyms

• Ingloriously: In a manner that causes shame or disgrace; without fame or honor.
• Dismally: In a gloomy or depressing manner; pathetically.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To go out gloriously: To end or die in a famous, triumphant, or spectacular way.
  • The old warrior wanted to go out gloriously in battle.
• Gloriously happy: An intensified state of great joy or contentment.
  • They spent a gloriously happy day together at the beach.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. blessedly or wonderfully
   • how gloriously happy she had been during those few fleeting moments of time
2. with glory or in a glorious manner
   • where others had failed he had gloriously succeeded