splendidious en · ADJ
Etymology
Coined by Michael Drayton in 1627
Meanings
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(obsolete) splendid
Celesliall brightnesse ceazed on his face, That did the wondring Israelites amaze, When he returned from that souereigne place, His browes encireled with splendidious rayes.
1627, Michael Drayton, “Moses his birth and miracles”, in The Muses Elizium lately discouered, page 173:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more splendidious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most splendidious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |