- splendidious
- splendidˈious adjective (obsolete)• • •Main Entry: ↑splendid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
splendidious
Look at other dictionaries:
Splendidious — Splen*did i*ous, a. Splendid. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
splendid — 1620s, probably a shortening of earlier splendidious (early 15c.), from L. splendidus magnificent, brilliant, from splendere be bright, shine, gleam, glisten, from PIE * (s)plend bright (cf, Lith. splendziu I shine, M.Ir. lainn bright ). An… … Etymology dictionary
