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Definition of Splendiferous
1. Adjective. Having great beauty and splendor. "A kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
Similar to: Beautiful
Derivative terms: Glory, Resplend, Resplendence, Resplendency
Definition of Splendiferous
1. a. Splendor- bearing; splendid.
Definition of Splendiferous
1. Adjective. beautiful, splendid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Splendiferous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Splendiferous
1. Splendor-bearing; splendid. "A splendiferous woman." . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Splendiferous
Literary usage of Splendiferous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"Splendiferous. Splendid; fine. A factitious word used only in jest. To my mind,
a splendiferous woman and a first-chop horse are ..."
2. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1859)
"Splendiferous. Splendid ; fine. A factitious word used only in jest. To my mind,
a splendiferous woman and a. first chop horse are the noblest works of ..."
3. Library World (1908)
"If Mr. Baker would only restrain his passion for exaggeration, and cut out the
many florid and " splendiferous " adjectives with which his annotations ..."
4. Twice Around the Clock, Or, The Hours of the Day and Night in London by George Augustus Sala, William McConnell (1862)
"As to their attire, it is positively—if I may be allowed the use of a barbarism—"
splendiferous." Stout broadcloth, bright gilt buttons, with elaborate ..."
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