victorious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
  2. Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.

Pronunciation

/vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-victorious.wav

Word forms

victorious more victorious most victorious

Etymology

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

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