| 单词 | pulchritudinous |
| 释义 | pulchritudinous (once / 454589 pages) adj Even though it looks (and sounds) like it would describe a disease or a bad attitude, pulchritudinous actually describes a person of breathtaking, heartbreaking...beauty. Let's be honest: Your opportunities for using this word in casual conversation are probably pretty slim. But, just in case, let's do a quick run-down on the pronunciation: Pulchritudinous: "pul-kruh-TOO-di-nuhs." And one last note about this 15-letter, 5-syllable beast (which may win the award for least-beautiful word meaning "beautiful"): It's only used to describe people. WORD FAMILYpulchritude: pulchritudinous USAGE EXAMPLES“Pulchritude” and “pulchritudinous” made the list several times. New York Times(May 11, 2016) As in: Every guy in the lunchroom is trying to flirt with the new girl because she’s so pulchritudinous. Kwame Alexander, The Crossover(2014) The pulchritudinous guitar player has lately become the achy heart of Nashville—as well as most of its connective tissue. Slate(Apr 02, 2013) adj used of persons only; having great physical beauty pulchritudinous movie stars Syn beautiful delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration |
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