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Added 9 October 2026

pulchritudinous

/ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/ adjective

In Latin: pulcher Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pulchritudinous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Used of persons only; having great physical beauty.
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Origin

From Latin pulchritūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher + -tūdō. By surface analysis, pulchritude + -ous.

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