splen|dif´erous|ness

splen|dif´erous|ness
splen|dif|er|ous «splehn DIHF uhr uhs», adjective.
Informal. splendid; magnificent: »

The splendiferous hotel was surely the set where the Marx brothers had gambolled through “A Night in Casablanca” (Sunday Express).

╂[< Late Latin splendifer, for Latin splendōrifer (< splendor, -ōris splendor + ferre to bear) + English -ous]
–splen|dif´er|ous|ly, adverb.
–splen|dif´erous|ness, noun.

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  • splen|dif´er|ous|ly — splen|dif|er|ous «splehn DIHF uhr uhs», adjective. Informal. splendid; magnificent: »The splendiferous hotel was surely the set where the Marx brothers had gambolled through “A Night in Casablanca” (Sunday Express). ╂[< Late Latin splendifer,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • splen|dif|er|ous — «splehn DIHF uhr uhs», adjective. Informal. splendid; magnificent: »The splendiferous hotel was surely the set where the Marx brothers had gambolled through “A Night in Casablanca” (Sunday Express). ╂[< Late Latin splendifer, for Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

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