2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Gorgeous \Gor"geous\, a. [OF. gorgias beautiful, glorious, vain, luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff, neck handkerchief, and F. gorge throat, and se pengorger to assume airs. Cf. {Gorge}, n.] Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent. [1913 Webster] Cloud-land, gorgeous land. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] Gorgeous as the sun at midsummer. --Shak. -- {Gor"geous*ly}, adv. -- {Gor"geous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: gorgeously adv : in an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was gorgeously dressed" [syn: {splendidly}, {resplendently}, {magnificently}]
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