altitudinous

adjective

al·​ti·​tu·​di·​nous ¦al-tə-¦tü-də-nəs also -¦tyü- 

: lofty, high

Word History

Etymology

Latin altitudin-, altitudo + English -ous

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for altitudinous

• multitudinous