pulchritudinous
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- adjective
- /pʌlkrɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/
- Formal
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pulcritudinosa
- "Pulchritudinous," Pork says, and says it real dreamy.
Examples
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I don't want some brassy, pulchritudinous whore, jack.
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The pulchritudinous actress captivated the audience with her stunning performances.
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That, I believe, is pulchritudinous.
Fiction book (2002) -
I think they're very pulchritudinous.
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"Pulchritudinous," Victoria murmurs.
Fiction book (2002) -
Vapors excite cat show, pulchritudinous kitty deeds furball.
Fiction book (2002) -
The stuffed shirt. pyramid of ponderous, pulsating... pulchritudinous pachyderms!
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Even when Azzie brought him small portraits of Scarlet, done by demon artists who could be counted on not to leave out any pulchritudinous feature, the young man still seemed uninterested and talked about opening up a dress shop when he was a little older.
Fiction book (1991) -
Everyone agreed that the pulchritudinous sculpture was the highlight of the exhibition.
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He couldn't help but admire the pulchritudinous scenery as they hiked through the mountains.
Synonyms
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Very beautiful to look at
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Very sexually attractive and pleasing to look at
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Attractive in a sexual way, often with a curvy body
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Pleasant to look at, often in a gentle or graceful way
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Nice to look at, like a dress or house
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9.9
Being sexually attractive
Antonyms
How Beautiful
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
pulchritudinous = pulchritude (opaque) = pulchritude + ous
Although formed from the English noun 'pulchritude' plus the adjectival suffix '-ous', both the base and the form are rare and derive from Latin, so the relation is not transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Pulchritudinous comes from the Latin word pulcher, which means 'beautiful', and the ending -tudinous, which means 'full of'. So, pulchritudinous literally means 'full of beauty' and is used for someone who is very physically beautiful.