pulchritudinous

[puhl-kri-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-] Origin

pul·chri·tu·di·nous

[puhl-kri-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-]
adjective
physically beautiful; comely.

Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; < Latin pulchritūdin- (stem of pulchritūdō) + -ous
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Pulchritudinous has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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pulchritude (ˈpʌlkrɪˌtjuːd)
 
n
formal, literary or physical beauty
 
[C15: from Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher beautiful]
 
pulchri'tudinous
 
adj

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pulchritudinous
1912, Amer.Eng., from pulchritude (cf. L. pulchritudino "beauty").
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