victorious
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- //vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs//
Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
adjective
- 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
Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.
The team were met with a victorious cheer.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin victōriōsus, from victōria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”). Displaced native Old English siġefæst.
Forms
- comparative
- more victorious
- superlative
- most victorious
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