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splendiferous

splen·di·fe·rous

UK/splɛnˈdɪfəɹəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having great beauty and splendor

  • “a glorious spring morning”
  • “a glorious sunset”
  • “splendid costumes”
  • “a kind of splendiferous native simplicity”
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Origin

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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