victorious

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   experiencing triumph

   We were victorious after the battle.

2. 2
   adj

   having won

   The victorious entry in the science fair was made by a 9th grader.

3. 3
   adj

   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!

4. 4
   adj

   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.