pulchritudinous

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Scrabble points
23
Words With Friends
29
Letters
15
Pronunciation
/ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/

Definition of pulchritudinous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (literary)Having great physical beauty.
    “But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls.”
    ““The first example in each series,” Mike offered, “would be, on the basis of my associational analyses of such data, of such pulchritudinous value as to please any healthy, mature human male.””
    ““I had standing instructions to let any pulchritudinous females into Mr. Cooke’s dressing room,” Mike admitted. “Pulchritudinous? He really said that?” “No, I said that.””
    “Jorja you look pulchritudinous today.”
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adj

  1. (literary)Having great physical beauty.
    “But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls.”
    ““The first example in each series,” Mike offered, “would be, on the basis of my associational analyses of such data, of such pulchritudinous value as to please any healthy, mature human male.””
    ““I had standing instructions to let any pulchritudinous females into Mr. Cooke’s dressing room,” Mike admitted. “Pulchritudinous? He really said that?” “No, I said that.””
    “Jorja you look pulchritudinous today.”
  2. (obsolete, rare)That endows pulchritude; beautifying.

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Etymology

From pulchritude + -in- + -ous.

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