† splendidousadj.
Obsolete.
= splendidious adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective]
orgulousa1450
splendidious?a1475
splendiferousa1500
splendent1517
transplendent1557
splendant1590
splendorous1604
splendidous1607
splendious1609
florid1642
splendid1815
splendescent1848
many-splendoured1859
nifty1865
ducky1897
1607 B. Jonson Volpone ii. ii. sig. D4v Who, euer since my arriuall, haue detained mee to their vses, by their splendidous liberalities. View more context for this quotation
1640 G. Abbot Whole Bk. Iob Paraphr. xxi. 138/2 Where is this mans princely pompe, that but even now was so splendidous?
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adverb]
splendidiously?a1475
finely?1552
splendidously1640
transplendently1664
splendidly1675
1640 G. Abbot Whole Bk. Iob Paraphr. xx. 126/2 Neither shall the place where he lived so splendidously ever enjoy him so any more.
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