pulchritudinous

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pulchritudinous

  • /ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/

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From Latin pulchritūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher + -tūdō. By surface analysis, pulchritude + -ous.

adjective more pulchritudinous · most pulchritudinous

  1. literary Having great physical beauty. But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls.
  2. obsolete, rare That endows pulchritude; beautifying.

Similar: comely

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adjective

Similar: comely

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adj having great physical beauty

日本語美しい
中文美麗 /美丽 měilì
Françaissomptueux
עבריתיפה תואר

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"pulchritudinous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pulchritudinous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pulchritudinous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pulchritudinous

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"pulchritudinous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pulchritudinous.

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@misc{pulchritudinous_2026,
  title = {pulchritudinous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pulchritudinous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}