Pulchritudinous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pulchritudinous is an adjective meaning (literary) Having great physical beauty.
Meaning
(literary) Having great physical beauty.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, rare) That endows pulchritude; beautifying.
Example Sentences
Jorja you look pulchritudinous today.
But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls.
“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.”
“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.”
Synonyms for pulchritudinous
Depending on context, synonyms include comely, beautiful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beautiful, lovely, pulchrous, well-thewed, rubied, full-blooded.
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