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gorgeous

/ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/

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What does gorgeous mean?

adjective

  1. Sumptuously dressed.
  2. Very beautiful.
More meanings (1)

adjective

  1. (rare) Very enjoyable, pleasant, tasty, etc.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/

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It was a gorgeous train that accompanied the visiting jeddak, and for miles it stretched along the wide, white road to Kaol.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe warlord of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #68
In a wee wooden schoolhouse, something put it into the boys’ and girls’ heads to buy gorgeous visiting-cards—ten cents a package—and exchange.
W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkProject Gutenberg ebook #408
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A modern horse-race, with its skill, daring and picturesqueness, is the only modern entertainment comparable to the gorgeous races of the Romans.
Tingfang WuAmerica, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental DiplomatProject Gutenberg ebook #609
This band had raided the surrounding country, slaying and robbing people of several tribes, and generally had been having a "gorgeous time."
Charles Hose; William McDougallThe Pagan Tribes of Borneo A Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition, with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic RelationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3307
The scenery is gorgeous, but there is no produce to handle at the various stations, and but few passengers to pick up.
Frederic, Lord HamiltonHere, There and EverywhereProject Gutenberg ebook #6368