Splendiferous (adj)
splend-iff-uh-rus
Informal, humorous: Splendid.
A typically extra splendid word straight from the pen of the wonderful children’s author Roald Dahl.
Example sentences
“It’s a splendiferous day today, let’s go to the beach.”
“I’m feeling particularly splendiferous today.”
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