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splendiferous definition

splen·dif·er·ous (splen dif′ər əs)

adjective

Informal gorgeous; splendid: a jocularly pretentious usage

Etymology: prob. a mod. recoinage (< splendor + -ferous) of obs. splendiferous < ME < ML splendiferus, for LL splendorifer < L splendor + -fer, -fer

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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