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PULCHRITUDINOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pulchritudinous mean?
• PULCHRITUDINOUS (adjective)
The adjective PULCHRITUDINOUS has 1 sense:
1. used of persons only; having great physical beauty
Familiarity information: PULCHRITUDINOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of persons only; having great physical beauty
Context example:
pulchritudinous movie stars
Similar:
beautiful (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration)
Derivation:
pulchritude (physical beauty (especially of a woman))
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