Words at Play : 17 of the Finest Words for Drinking
Definition:
archaic : hilariously drunk
About the Word:
The first four definitions of glorious found in Merriam-Webster's Unabridged are all concerned with noble uses denoting splendor and beauty. The drunken meaning of the word is the final one and perhaps the most odd, since it raises the question of what exactly about the drunkenness is so funny. Glorious does not provide a quantitative assessment of drunk (such as 'very', or 'almost'), but a qualitative one-hilariously.
Such words are of rare vintage, and should be savored.
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