Complete Definition of "pulchritudinous"

was wotd|2006|April|2
English

Pronunciation
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Etymology
Latin pulchritudo (stem pulchritudin-) �pulchritude� + -ous.

Adjective
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  1. Having great physical beauty or appeal.

Translations

French: somptueux m
mid
Hebrew: �פ� ת��ר
Latin: pulcher

Quotations
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1900s=1966<br>1994<br>1998

1966, w:Robert A. Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress 1
1994, w:Orson Scott Card|Orson Scott Card, The Ships of Earth 2
1998, Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Flamingo Fedora 3

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