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GLORIOUS
Definition of GLORIOUS
adjective
Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius and Old French glorïos, from Latin glōriōsus. Displaced native Middle English wulderful, from Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”), among other terms. Equivalent to glory + -ous.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLORIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 59 boards so far. 144 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLORIOUS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GILOORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start GLORIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found GLORIOUS?
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