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pulchritudinous
Pulchritudinous (adj) means Extremely beautiful in appearance.
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1
Extremely beautiful in appearance.
"But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls."
— Orson Scott Card, The Ships of Earth (1994)
"Jorja you look pulchritudinous today."
— Justin Graff, Table talk (2026)
"“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.”"
— Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (1998)
2
Making someone or something more beautiful.
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Etymology
Formed from Latin pulchritūdin- and -ous, from the oblique stem of Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher plus -tūdō; by surface analysis, pulchritude plus -ous.
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What is the meaning of pulchritudinous?
"pulchritudinous" (adj) means extremely beautiful in appearance.
What is the opposite of pulchritudinous?
The opposite of "pulchritudinous" is plain.
What are the different meanings of pulchritudinous?
"pulchritudinous" has 2 main meanings: 1. Extremely beautiful in appearance; 2. Making someone or something more beautiful.
