adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having great physical beauty. literary

   "But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls."

2. 2
   That endows pulchritude; beautifying. obsolete, rare

Adjective

1. 1
   used of persons only; having great physical beauty wordnet

Synonyms

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aestheticattractionattractivebeauteousbeautifulbonny

Antonyms

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deform

Example

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"But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls."

Etymology

From pulchritude + -in- + -ous.

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