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Originally Posted by lilac_jive
One of my most favorite words: pulchritudinous
From Latin- pulchra, meaning beautiful. Don't know why a whole bunch of letter at the end..
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You need to learn Latin better
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"Pulchritudinous" does not come from the adjective "pulcher/pulchra"but from the related noun "pulchritudino -onis" ("beauty", "excellence"). That's the reason for the "whole bunch of letters at the end"
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