Splendiferous
//splɛnˈdɪfəɹəs// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Beautiful, splendid.
"Oh ! you splendiferous creatur’! you anngeliferous anngel! here am I, Ralph Stackpole the Screamer[…]"
Adjective
- 1 having great beauty and splendor wordnet
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More examples"Oh ! you splendiferous creatur’! you anngeliferous anngel! here am I, Ralph Stackpole the Screamer[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English splendiferous, from Medieval Latin splendiferus + -ous, from Late Latin splendōrifer, from Latin splendor + -fer (“bearing”). Reintroduced humorously into English c. 1837.
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