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Word of the Day – Pulchritudinous

By August 25, 2023Word of the Day

Pulchritudinous (adj)

pul-krit-ood-in-us

physically beautiful; comely.

Pulchritudinous comes from the Latin word pulchritūdō, meaning “beauty.” Pulchritūdō also gives us pulchritude, meaning “physical beauty,” which was first recorded in the 1400s.

Example sentences

“The sunset painted the sky with pulchritudinous hues of pink and gold.”

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