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Victoriously

adv.joyful, energeticliterary

What it means

In a way that expresses or accompanies a clear success.

Reach for it when describing a triumphant return, gesture, or conclusion after a real contest or struggle

The repair crew returned victoriously after reopening the mountain road.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    winningly

    when an engaging or attractive manner matters

    not when Winningly usually means charmingly, not as the result of victory.

  • warm

    proudly

    when satisfaction in the achievement is visible

    not when Pride can follow effort without any contest having been won.

  • warm

    triumphantly

    when visible celebration and pride are central

    not when Triumphantly can sound boastful when the success calls for restraint.

  • professional

    successfully

    when achievement of the intended result is the only needed fact

    not when Successfully is neutral and carries none of the celebratory force of victoriously.

  • formal

    in triumph

    when the result should receive ceremonial emphasis

    not when The phrase is too dramatic for a small private success.

  • literary

    exultantly

    when intense joy after success is genuinely present

    not when Exultantly is grand and can feel insensitive toward those who lost.

Said against

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  • defeatedly
  • unsuccessfully
  • dejectedly

It naturally appears in

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  • return victoriously

    The rowers returned victoriously but first helped retrieve a rival's boat.

  • victoriously raised

    She victoriously raised the repaired instrument as the crowd cheered.

  • victoriously completed

    The apprentices victoriously completed the final section before sunset.

The word family

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Where this comes from

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