gloriful

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Etymology[edit]

From glory +‎ -ful.

Adjective[edit]

gloriful (comparative more gloriful, superlative most gloriful)

  1. Filled with glory; glorious
    • 2000, Dresden Reese, Sailorboy: A Fleeting Glimpse, page 9:
      From the tender age of fifteen the U.S. Armed Forces provided an avenue that enabled him to see the world as well as participate in the ever so gloriful emergence of fifty states who would rise to rule the world, both on land and on the high seas for most of the twentieth century []
    • 2008, Eugene Jarecki, The American Way of War:
      This cynical assumption undermines the gloriful rhetoric that infused so much of the promotion of the Iraq War—that America has always acted on the side of the angels, and not for imperial reasons.
    • 2012, Richard Chabowski, Windy City World Series I:
      Weimer reported to the Reds, played three seasons, and concluded his career with the New York Giants in 1909. Steinfeldt would complete the legandary infield of Tinkers—Evers—Chance and assist the Cubs one, if not its most, gloriful era.
    • 2016, Ace Finlay, Ace Jefferson Finlay II:
      11/28/13 I wish to discover at this point my impact if I chose the wrong and gloriful path of happiness, splendor & riches.

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