pulchritudinous
adj/ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/
Etymology From Latin pulchritūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher + -tūdō. By surface analysis, pulchritude + -ous.
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Literary Having great physical beauty.
- But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls.1994, Orson Scott Card, The Ships of Earth:
- “The first example in each series,” Mike offered, “would be, on the basis of my associational analyses of such data, of such pulchritudinous value as to please any healthy, mature human male.”1966, Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress:
2 more examples
- “I had standing instructions to let any pulchritudinous females into Mr. Cooke’s dressing room,” Mike admitted. “Pulchritudinous? He really said that?” “No, I said that.”1998, Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Flamingo Fedora:
- Jorja you look pulchritudinous today.2026, Justin Graff, Table talk:
- Synonyms
- comely
- Derived terms
- pulchritudinously
- Related terms
- pulchritude