pulchritudinous

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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
Adjective
  • Wild California King salmon, also known as Chinook, is the largest of the Pacific salmon, and one of the most desirable varieties.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
  • To make the top of the list, a place had to have good value, be a desirable place to live, have a strong job market and a high quality of life, the report states.
    Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • In each one, an Oakland naïf—Cassius, Cootie, Corvette—was torn between a seductive capitalist and an inspiring left-wing organizer, one the path to fame and riches, the other to community and revolution.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • Instead, the seductive peacefulness of the house brought to her mind the contemplative sets in the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • As a means of conspicuous consumption the canon is poorly served, but as a destination to explore, as a complicated, contradictory, sometimes boring and often beautiful place, there can be much to be gained through a meander, a perusal, a stroll.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • The morning light there is beautiful, and the atmosphere captures a softer, calmer side of Rio that visitors don't always expect.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • Cara Mangini spoons these luscious tomatoes over crostini that she's smeared with goat cheese or ricotta, then tops each with extra basil.
    Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 21 May 2026
  • They were surrounded by Hawaii’s luscious greenery and its soft, sandy beaches.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • Feniger said the company's margin profile is attractive and that the company has a differentiated offering, which gives it a leg up against competitors.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 23 May 2026
  • But as Spirit canceled more flights, more attractive times opened for JetBlue.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Adjective
  • The king-size island bed in the middle of the room is a sexy touch, as is the hot tub on the terrace.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • There’s a vulnerability to being touched by something, to finding something sexy or scary, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is filled with a wry but immense compassion for its heroine and her habit of holding up concepts to ward off her own reactions.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • Aside from being a stunning reminder of just how gorgeous cosmic objects can be, this image of the Crystal Ball Nebula also reminds us of how looking back into space is akin to looking back in time.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 22 May 2026
  • Their first album in nine years, Paradessence, surveys a global landscape defined by genocide, climate catastrophe, and post-pandemic disorder with clarity, weaving unnerving builds with gorgeous, blooming moments best listened to in one fell swoop.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
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“Pulchritudinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulchritudinous. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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