Saturday, July 23, 2011

PULCHRITUDINOUS

pulchritudinous: having great physical beauty or appeal; physically beautiful; comely

PRONOUNCIATION: \ˈpəl-krə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Example: “For the pulchritudinous toddler, there are rubbery black maillots crisscrossed by plastic zippers, or gold lame bikinis accented with fluffy wads of gold net by Breaking Waves.” [Reference: Newsweek: Showing Too Much, Too Soon]


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