attitudinous

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adjective

Having a bold and possibly unfriendly attitude; sassy.

OriginLatin aptitūdin- →
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Meanings

adjectiveattitudinous (comparative more attitudinous, superlative most attitudinous)

comparative more attitudinous · superlative most attitudinous

  1. informalHaving a bold and possibly unfriendly attitude; sassy.

    As pageants go, this one was short (about four blocks, one hour) and friendly in a fringey, attitudinous way.

    2007 September 10, Holland Cotter, “The Creative Spirit, Strolling Through SoHo With Its Fringe Flying”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2022

Origin

  1. Latinaptitūdō
  2. Latinaptitūdin-
  3. Englishattitudinous

From Italian attitudine + -ous, from Latin aptitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -ous.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attitudinous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attitudinous.

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