Splendiferous

//splɛnˈdɪfəɹəs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Beautiful, splendid.

    "Oh ! you splendiferous creatur’! you anngeliferous anngel! here am I, Ralph Stackpole the Screamer[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having great beauty and splendor wordnet

Example

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"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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