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splendiferous – Word of The Day

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Splendiferous / splen-dif-er-uh s / Adjective

DEFINITION

Splendid; magnificent; fine.

CITATIONS

…Alfred told her to go and have a lie-down, she deserved it after this splendiferous dinner, she and I would manage the dishes.
— Alice Munro, “Family Furnishings,” Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, 2001

ORIGIN

Splendiferous comes from the Late Latin term splendōrifer meaning “brightness-bearing.”

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