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splendiferous

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splen·dif·er·ous

   [splen-dif-er-uhs]
adjective
splendid; magnificent; fine.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin splendōrifer brightness-bearing (see splendor, -fer, -ous; loss of -or probably by shift of stress, syncope, and dissimilation) + -ous

Related forms
splen·dif·er·ous·ly, adverb
splen·dif·er·ous·ness, noun
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splendiferous (splɛnˈdɪfərəs)
 
—adj
facetious grand; splendid: a really splendiferous meal
 
[C15: from Medieval Latin splendiferus, from Latin splendor radiance + ferre to bring]
 
splen'diferously
 
—adv
 
splen'diferousness
 
—n

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splendiferous
considered a playful elaboration since its re-birth in 1843, but it was a perfectly good 15c. word, from M.L. splendorifer, from splendor (see splendor) + ferre "to bear" (see infer).
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