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pulchritudinous

pulch·ri·tu·dinous

UK/ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/ uncommon literary obsolete rare

adjective

1.

used of persons only; having great physical beauty

  • “pulchritudinous movie stars”
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Origin

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

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