par·a·di·si·a·cal

[par-uh-di-sahy-uh-kuhl, -zahy-]
adjective
of, like, or befitting paradise.
Also, par·a·dis·i·ac [par-uh-dis-ee-ak] , paradisaical.


Origin:
1640–50; < Late Latin paradīsiac(us) < Greek paradeisiakós (see paradise, -ac) + -al1

par·a·di·si·a·cal·ly, adverb
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paradisal, paradisiacal or paradisiac (ˌpærəˈdaɪsəl, ˌpærədɪˈsaɪəkəl, ˌpærəˈdɪsɪˌæk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of, relating to, or resembling paradise
 
paradisiacal, paradisiacal or paradisiac
 
adj
 
paradisiac, paradisiacal or paradisiac
 
adj

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Paradisiacal has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. 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.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Example sentences
There are enchantments and allurements, also paradisiacal harmonies.
Divine punishment was often depicted as violent expulsion from a paradisiacal home to eternal exile in the terrifying unknown.
He is having a truly paradisiacal time until he discovers what they really relish about him.
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