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Answer for the clue "Splendiferous ", 6 letters:
lovely

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English luflic "affectionate, loveable;" see love (n.) + -ly (1). The modern sense of "lovable on account of beauty, attractive" is from c.1300, "applied indiscriminately to all pleasing material objects, from a piece of plum-cake to a Gothic cathedral" ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lovely is a 2001 Tamil film directed by S. K. Jeeva (credited as Sakthi) who previously directed Pudhumai Pithan . The film stars Karthik and Malavika in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva . The film was remade in Telugu ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 a. 1 Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner. 2 Very nice, wonderful. 3 (context obsolete English) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable. 4 (context obsolete English) loving, filled with love. n. 1 An attractive, lovely ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beautiful/lovely/glorious day (= with very nice weather ) ▪ It was a beautiful day yesterday, wasn’t it? a beautiful/lovely/magnificent setting ▪ The event takes place in the magnificent setting of Bramham Park. ...

Usage examples of lovely.

The Powers aboon can only ken To whom the heart is seen, That nane can be sae dear to me As my sweet lovely Jean!

There was light everywhere, coming not from candles set afire, but streaming in through the windows in lovely parallel lines of emerald and blue.

She was watched with delight even by the monks for in her black silk gown, ornamented by the brilliant tartan scarf, held together by the gold agraffe which was engraved with the arms of Scotland and Lorraine, her lovely hair loose about her shoulders, she was a charming sight.

Isemonger, wife of the police magistrate of the Province, met me on the bright, green lawn studded with clumps of alamanda, which surrounds their lovely, palm-shaded bungalow.

She tapped her toe impatiently, wondering why Duncan persisted in talking about old and withered Eglantine when she, ripe and lovely Alienor, was directly before him.

When I was awake I found that the happy dream of the night had turned my love for the lovely creature into a perfect amorous frenzy, and it could not be other wise.

Her slender figure, her prominent hips, her beautifully-modelled bosom, her large eyes, from which flashed the sparkle of amorous desire, everything about her was strikingly beautiful, and presented to my hungry looks the perfection of the mother of love, adorned by all the charms which modesty throws over the attractions of a lovely woman.

She had lovely hands, Jill thought, slender and graceful, with long fingernails that had been stained a tasteful orange-red with annatto seeds and polished to such a glossy perfection that Jill found herself hiding her own calloused fingers and bitten nails in her lap.

Her answering in the negative made me understand that, if I had pressed her a little, she would have allowed me to see her lovely pupil, and perhaps it was with that intention that she had contrived to speak to me, but I felt great reluctance to do anything to displease my worthy host.

Troy settled at a table in the saloon, finished her drawing and treated it to a lovely blush of aquarelle crayons which she had bought for fun and because they were easy to carry.

They ascended the bank of a river, and Arabin was overpowered with the change--the morning was indeed lovely.

Besides the lovely arrangements of cut flowers, there were eight-foot tall areca palms in strategic locations, succulent jade, rhododendrons.

The betel-nut is the fruit of the lovely, graceful, slender-shafted areca palm.

Her nipples had a lovely pouty shape, their areolas swollen though not erect.

Rather, the Ashram was a beautiful retreat in a lovely location, where under the gentle guidance of the Teacher each worshiped in his own way, at a cost of seven hundred dollars per week, room and board included.