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pulchritudinous

adjective

Definition of pulchritudinousnext
as in beauteous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulchritudinous
  1. beauteous
  2. desirable
  3. seductive
  4. beautiful
  5. luscious
  6. attractive
  7. sexy
  8. gorgeous
Adjective
  • Mercury, the messenger, is embracing beauteous Venus in your 10th House of Drive.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
  • There’s beauteous simplicity to a pot of ordinary grains made with the most minimal of tools.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Definition of beauteous
Adjective
  • Turkey is also a reasonably desirable destination for players of a certain type.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Above is a popular formula in a desirable flavor, featuring a blend of five electrolytes, hyaluronic acid, and bioactive collagen peptides.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of desirable
Adjective
  • There is a seductive argument for a more systematic approach in the interests of greater consistency, but the issue rarely arises and gets lost among more pressing matters.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Digital analytics can create a seductive illusion of precision.
    — Sindhu Bhaskar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of seductive
Adjective
  • The nicest of the quartet, Springfield features a large clubhouse, a beautiful practice area with an oversized putting green and a challenging 6,906-yard course that is hilly, woody and will ask you to hit lots of precise shots.
    — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Forests that avoid the worst fire and drought impacts should still offer beautiful color, but the viewing window may be shorter.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of beautiful
Adjective
  • The look is crisp, angular, and metallic, with lots of straight lines and slender silhouettes, and sits in pleasing contrast alongside luscious velvet and scratchy linen, rough stone, warm terracotta, or grainy timber.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Being ruled by luscious Venus makes this retrograde all the more personal for you, Libra.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of luscious
Adjective
  • The 10-year Treasury yield at nearly two-decade highs above 5% starts to look like a pretty attractive risk-free return.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • New London officials are eagerly endorsing Spinnaker Real Estate Partners’ proposal as a way to draw some of the thousands of new employees being hired by nearby Electric Boat while recapturing a stretch of attractive waterfront at the marina.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of attractive
Adjective
  • The diabolical is ambiguous and often frankly sexy; the ridiculous is not.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The interiors, food, and soundtrack of Punjabi hits all come together seamlessly to create a sexy vibe—the only problem is finding a way to get past the thousands of people on the waitlist to experience it for yourself.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of sexy
Adjective
  • Everton’s departure from gorgeous, ramshackle Goodison Park — their home since 1892 — was another signal of new beginnings.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Remember that Rockstar Games made the gorgeous Red Dead Redemption 2 on last-gen consoles.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of gorgeous
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“Pulchritudinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulchritudinous. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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