PULCHRITUDINOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (puhl-kri-TOOD/TYOOD-uh-nuhs)

MEANING: adjective: Physically beautiful; comely.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin pulchritudo (beauty), from pulcher (beautiful). Earliest documented use: 1706.
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PULCHRISTUDIOUS - like a connoisseur of feminine beauty

MULCHRITUDINOUS - applying a layer of protective material around the base of a plant, to protect against dehydration or other hazards

PUL-CHARIOTUDINOUS - describing the motive power of a two-wheeled Roman racing vehicle