victorious

adjective

vic·​to·​ri·​ous vik-ˈtȯr-ē-əs 

1

a

: having won a victory

a victorious army

b

: of, relating to, or characteristic of victory

victorious exuberance

2

: evincing moral harmony or a sense of fulfillment : fulfilled

victoriously adverb

victoriousness noun

Examples of victorious in a Sentence

They were victorious over their enemies.

Recent Examples on the Web

Manchester City, which has won six of the last seven English Premier League titles, has been victorious in only one of its last 10 games. —Alex Tabet, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024

Moscow, in other words, would be unequivocally victorious. —Elaine McCusker, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024

Sam comes out victorious and gets to choose two people to go to the Sanctuary, where good plans happen, to eat a bunch of Italian food and get letters from home. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024

Tucker missed two field goals and an extra point in Sunday’s defeat – those seven points would have meant Baltimore would have been victorious – the first time he’s missed three kicks in a game in his 13-year career. —Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing victorious

• emerge victorious

Kids Definition

victorious

adjective

vic·​to·​ri·​ous vik-ˈtōr-ē-əs 

-ˈtȯr-

: having won a victory

a victorious candidate

victoriously adverb