victorious
/vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/ adjective
- adjective Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
- adjective Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph. “The team were met with a victorious cheer.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin victōriōsus, from victōria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”). Displaced native Old English siġefæst.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to victory, or a victor' being a victor; bringing or causing a victory; conquering; winning; triumphant; as, a victorious general; victorious troops; a victorious day. But I shall rise victorious, and subdue My vanquisher. Milton.
Etymology [L. victoriosus: cf. F. victorieux. See Victory.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “victorious”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details